Debt Americans owe Gandhiji cannot be repaid: Roemer

New Delhi, Jan 18 (PTI) As his country commemorates the
birth anniversary of Dr Martin Luther King Jr, US Ambassador
Timothy J Roemer Monday said the debt of gratitude Americans
owe is not only to the revolutionary leader but also to
Mahatma Gandhi for his contribution to civil rights movement.

"The debt Americans owe Gandhji can never be re-paid.
There is an unbroken line stretching from Gandhiji to Dr King
to President Obama which promises a brighter future for all
our children in societies, where, whatever they can dream can
become real," Roemer said.
"The debt of gratitude Americans owe not only to Dr King
but also to Gandhiji, as Dr King and other leaders of the
civil rights movement drew on Gandhi’s ideas to transform
American society," Roemer noted.
The civil rights activist was born on January 15, 1929
and died on April 4, 1968. PTI PYK
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