The Indian government has been carrying out tree-planting, statue-erecting, cycling and so on, all around the world to mark the upcoming 150th birthday of Indian pacifist Mohandas Gandhi.
Right-wing Hindu nationalist prime minister Narendra Modi is asking his Bharatiya Janata Party MPs to hold 93-mile marches (with tree-planting) in their constituencies starting on Gandhi's birthday, 2 October. 150km for 150 years.
On 3 July, an Israeli beer company, Malka Beer, apologised to the people and government of India for putting a picture of Gandhi’s face on a limited edition beer bottle to mark Israeli independence day in May.
Topics: Peace abuse