Mahatama is Obama's Hero !!

An article from The Hindu, Chennai,10th Sep 09.

Washington : US President barack Obama has said if given a chance he would like to have a meal with his real hero Mahatama Gandhi although the apostle of peace did not eat a lot.

Mr. Obama's response came to a question from a ninth grader at the Wakefield High school an Virginia, who asked him if he could have diner with anyone dead or alive who would it be.

"Dinner with anyone dead or alive ? Well you know dead or alive, that's a pretty big list", he said amidst laughter. "You know, I  think that it might be Gandhi who is a real hero of mine', Mr Obama said.

He said Gandhi was someone who has inspired people across the world for the past several generations. He had inspired Dr. Martin Luther King so if it hadn't been for the non violent movement in india you might have not sen the same non vioent movement for civil rghts here in the United States, he said.

Gandhiji, Obama said ended up changing the world just by the power of his ethics." I am always interested in people who are able to bring about change, not through violence, not through money, but through the force of their personality and ethical and moral stances. I would love to sit down and talk to him.