Amitabh Bachchan attends unveiling of Gandhiji's statue

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan attended the unveiling of Mahatma Gandhi's statue at Parliament Square in London earlier today.

Amitabh Bachchan was invited to the event to read out some parts from Gandhiji's written works and was present when the statue was unveiled.

Mr. Bachchan took to Twitter to express his delight at having been a part of this incredible moment in history.

The statue was unveiled by the British Prime Minister David Cameron.

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Amitabh Bachchan reads excerpt from Mahatma's 'The World of Tomorrow' at London ceremony

Saturday, 14 March 2015 - 6:38pm IST | Place: London | Agency: ANI

The nine-foot long statue of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled by British Prime Minister David Cameron and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Amitabh Bachchan makes a speech during the unveiling ceremony of a new statue of Mahatma Gandhi by British sculptor Philip Jackson in Parliament Square, London on Saturday. PTI

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan on Saturday read out an excerpt from Mahatma Gandhi's 'The World of Tomorrow' at Parliament Square in London during the unveiling of the Father of the Nation's bronze statue.

The nine-foot long statue of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled by British Prime Minister David Cameron and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

The extract read by Big B from by Mahatma Gandhi work read, "Perhaps never before has there been so much speculation about the future as there is today. Will our world be always of violence, will there always be poverty, starvation, misery. Will we have a firmer belief in religion or will the world be godless. If there is to be a great change in the society, how will that change be wrought? By war or revolution or will it come peacefully. Different men give different answers to these questions. "

Mahatma Gandhi's statue will join the figures of many prominent world leaders at London's Parliament Square including that of former British prime minister Winston Churchill, who had described father of the nation as a 'half-naked fakir'.

Mahatma Gandhi is the first Indian to be honoured with a statue at the Parliament Square.

http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-amitabh-bachchan-reads-excerpt-from-mahatma-s-the-world-of-tomorrow-at-london-ceremony-2068786