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UK to issue coin in honour of Mahatma Gandhi

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The UK government has decided to issue a commemorative coin to mark the 150th birthday anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, said Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid.

The Pakistani-origin British finance minister said he had asked the UK’s Royal Mint to work on the coin so that the world never forgot what Gandhi taught it. He announced this on Thursday at the annual GG2 ceremony in London to celebrate the British Asian success.

Javid has topped the power list released annually by the Asian Media Group (AMG), UK-based publishers behind the GG2. “Tonight’s awards celebrate the 150th birthday of Gandhi – a fitting time to announce that I’ve asked the Royal Mint of the UK to propose a new commemorative coin in his honour. We should never forget what Gandhi taught the world,” said Javid.