Boris Johnson visited the Sabarmati Ashram and was seen trying to spin Mahatma Gandhi’s famous charkha. A video shared by news agency ANI showed Johnson seated in front of the spinning wheel. “It is an immense privilege to come to the ashram of this extraordinary man,” he wrote in visitor’s book.
He will be given a copy of ‘The Spirit’s Pilgrimage’ by Madeleine Slade (or Mirabehn) – a British supporter of Indian independence and a disciple of Gandhi.
He was greeted by troupes playing and performing traditional music and dance, and took part in a four-km roadshow through the city.
40 platforms were erected at regular intervals for the event, which was organised by the Indian Ministry of Culture, Arts and Leisure on behalf of the British Indian community.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is scheduled to talk with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia’s war on Ukraine is likely to be a part of his discussions with the Indian PM.
