On March 6, OFMI launched the following petition:

WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:

Publicly reassess Gandhi, President Obama’s admitted hero, as anti-black, anti-woman, and pro-war (title links to whitehouse.gov petition site)

Gandhi rejected essential human ideals that all are created equal with right to life and liberty.

He spread racial hatred in South Africa. He told an Indian audience black Africans are “raw Kaffir[s] whose sole ambition is to… pass his life in indolence and nakedness.” He pioneered racial segregation at the Durban Post Office by demanding a third door to spare upper-caste Indians “indignity” of sharing a door with blacks. He pushed for war against Zulus and volunteered in the British Army to kill blacks.

He insulted human dignity in India. He raped his underage grandnieces, Manu and Abha, for years. He defended the caste system, praising its “fundamental divisions.” He spread violence against non-Hindus.

America, say no to Gandhi, a five-time Nobel Peace Prize reject!

We urge every American to take a few seconds to sign this petition to get an official response from the White House.

To learn more, read our press release, “South Asian Americans Petition White House to Reassess Gandhi.” For full details about what Gandhi did, who he hurt, and what we will find out by reassessing him, visit our extensive report: “Reassessing Gandhi.”