Friday, February 20, 2009
"I thank you for giving Mahatma Gandhi to the world," said Martin Luther King III Thursday during his visit to Mani Bhavan, residence of Mahatma Gandhi from 1917-1934.King, who is touring the country to trace his parents' "pilgrimage" to India in 1959, addressed media at the historical residence where his father Dr Martin Luther King Jr stayed during his tour to Mumbai, then Bombay.The civil rights activist got emotional saying he was honoured to visit the place where his parents came 50 years ago and felt the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi."My father and mother visited this place fifty years ago and now my wife and I are retracing those steps," he said."My father visited many countries as a tourist, but he visited this great country as a pilgrim," King III said. "We will return to the US more determined, more committed and more concerned to spread the message of love and non-violence in our nation and the whole world," King III, who is accompanied by his wife said.Speaking about Mumbai terror attacks, he said the world saw the tragedy and "wept and prayed for you".
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