Mahatma Gandhi’s spirit needed more than ever: UN chief on Delhi violence

Expressing sadness over the violence in Delhi, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that Mahatma Gandhi’s spirit is needed more than ever as it is essential to create conditions for a true community reconciliation.

“The Secretary-General has been following the situation in India and… concerning the violence closely and is saddened by the reports of deaths that we’ve seen over the past few days in New Delhi and again reiterates, as he’s done in other places, his calls for maximum restraint and for violence to be avoided,” the UN chief’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Thursday.