b'The Unveiling of Mahatma Gandhis Statue in Davie, Florida.An address by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Former President of India\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00 \x00 ? I am delighted to participate in the unveiling of theMahatma Gandhi statue on this auspicious day ofOctober 2, 2012 when the entire world is celebratingthe millennium leader Mahatma Gandhijis birthdayKANNAN NOVA and taking an oath to follow the Gandhian philosophyin their day-to-day activities. My greetings toorganizers, all the participants of this event, anddistinguished guests. I would like to share fewthoughts on the topic A millennium statesmanpromotes universal love.Recently I participated in the inauguration of GandhijiMemorabilia Exhibition organized by Gandhi WorldFoundation at Anna University, Chennai on June 6,2012. When I visited the exhibition, I came to knowabout an important fact about Mahatma Gandhiji.I was extremely happy to see in that exhibition stamps, coins, photos and statueserected across the world, postcards, rare-photos and manuscripts pertaining toGandhiji which are spreading the messages and teachings of Mahatma Gandhiji tothe young generation. That exhibition spreads the message of great human values,ethics, peace, harmony and good conduct among the youth of the world. What wasastonishing to me was, it seems 120 countries have released the stamp on MahatmaGandhi, and over 70 countries have erected the statue of Mahatma Gandhi. No worldleader other than Mahatma Gandhi has got such a recognition by the worldcommunity; it is because of the Ahimsa Dharma and non-violence system that hepracticed and propagated to fight against Apartheid in South Africa and used thesame principle in India to achieve independence from British rule.'