Erection date: 14/3/2015
{On the front of the plinth:}
Mahatma Gandhi
{On the base of the statue, at the left:}
Jackson
Morris Singer Foundry
SW1, Parliament Square
Locating this statue so close to the British Parliament is controversial given that Gandhi led the successful campaign for India to be free of British colonial rule.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Gandhi statue - Parliament Square
Indian politician, instrumental in India's independence. Born as Mohandas Kar...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Gandhi statue - Parliament Square
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