Seoul: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled the bust of Mahatma Gandhi in South Korea's premier Yonsei University and said the occasion assumes greater significance in light of Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary.
"In the 20th century, Gandhi was perhaps mankind's biggest gift. In the last century, through his life and personality, he showed what the future would be. He in fact used to say my life is the message," Modi said in his address in the South Korean capital.
"This occasion assumes greater significance since we are celebrating Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary and the world is finding in Gandhi's principles a future for mankind's interests," he added.
A later tweet by the Prime Minister's office quoted him as saying: "The thoughts and ideals of Bapu have the power to help us overcome the menace of terrorism and climate change two challenges humanity faces in these times.