The first bust of Mahatma Gandhi was installed at the prestigious Mike Mansfield Center of the University of Montana in Missoula today. Governor of Montana Greg Gianforte, along with Consul General of India in Seattle Prakash Gupta, jointly unveiled the bust of the Mahatma, in a gathering that was attending by leading officials from Montana state, including faculty and students of University of Montana, as well as members of the Montana World Affairs Council.
Addressing the gathering, Gianforte thanked the Consulate for presenting the bust of Mahatma as a gift from the Government of India to the State of Montana. While acknowledging the strengthening ties between India and Montana, Gianforte praised the ideals of nonviolence that Mahatma Gandhi espoused, as much needed values in the world order today.
