¡¡¡¡NEW YORK, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Forum for Gandhi Heritage Organization and other likeminded associations held a peaceful protest rally outside the United Nations headquarters on October 2.

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    About 500 people from around the US joined the protest objecting to UN''s acceptance of the Indian Congress President Sonia Gandhi to represent Mahatma Gandhi on International Non-Violence day.

    The UN had declared Oct. 2 as the International Day of Non-Violence as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi represented India at the UN function.

    The protestors believe that Sonia Maino Gandhi''s policies and actions are in total contradiction to what Mahatma Gandhi stood for and her surname is a misrepresentation of Gandhi''s name.

    Instead of a true Gandhian delivering Mahatma Gandhi''s message of peace and non-violence, choosing Sonia Gandhi who is not a representative of Gandhian values was a mistake, (they )said.

    The protestors oppose Sonia Gandhi who is not related to Mahatma Gandhi using Mahatma Gandhi''s name for political mileage and international legitimacy.

    The highlight of the protest was the dramatization of Mahatma Gandhi (values) being killed by Sonia Gandhi.

    She and the Mahatma were in opposite ends in values such as religious tolerance, terrorism, political violence, corruption and fraud, placards held by protestors read.

    A detailed booklet with documentation and proof of the allegations was distributed. For details, visit http://gandhiheritage.org/images/pdfs/sonia_booklet.doc.

    Protestors also held a fast and vigil in front of Gandhi Statue at Union Square. About 20 people from the Forum for Gandhi Heritage garlanded Mahatma Gandhi Statue and participated in the ceremony on Oct 2.

    Detailed photos, videos (including high quality for TV coverage) of the protest rally and Fast/Vigil, additional documentation are available at http://gandhiheritage.org. Any inquiries can be sent to gandhiheritage@gmail.com.

    The protest was endorsed by the Forum For Saving Gandhi Heritage comprising Mahatma Gandhi International Foundation, Gandhi Center and Hindu Temple, Indo Caribbean Council, Kashmiri Taskforce, Foundation of Nepalis in America & several other likeminded organizations.

    Some of the reasons for the protest are given below. The annexure provides additional details. (Note: The reasons given below are part of New York Times approved Advertisement.) According to the Forum for Gandhi Heritage Organization:

    -- Sonia is known to be vindictive and undemocratic. Her party alleged to use various mechanisms such as tax raids and direct threats to subjugate opposition. (''Know your Sonia'' by Dr. Subramanian Swamy). -- Due to her party''s pro-terrorist policies, India has the second highest number of terrorism victims after Iraq. Her Govt. is requesting clemency to Afzal Guru, the mastermind of attack on Indian parliament." In pursuit of Muslim vote banks, it created soft borders & turned a blind eye towards Islamic fundamentalism. -- Her respect for human rights is best explained by her decision to make a prime instigator of the anti-Sikh riots (that burnt alive 3000 Sikhs) a key central government minister in India. -- Sonia''s party declared in Supreme Court that Rama is mythological and therefore justifies the blowing up of the ancient sacred Hindu Monument Rama Sethu, thereby hurting the sentiments of 900 millions Hindus. This is similar to the Taliban blowing up the Bamyan Buddhas. -- Gandhi is an embodiment of Hinduism with deep respect for all religions. He called religious conversions the deadliest poison that lethally destroys cultures of the world. Since Sonia came to power, there is a crusade to Christianize India, at the behest of international missionary enterprises. -- Her party was involved in the UN Oil for Food Scam that helped Saddam Hussein. -- It is reported that her husband Rajiv have received payments from KGB. According to Schweizer Illustrierte, Rajiv has a secret Swiss account of 2 billion dollars. Her son Rahul was also detained by FBI with large unaccounted cash in Boston in 2001. -- She was involved in numerous scams, scandals and controversies. Before entering India, she was an au-pair with modest means. Since then, she and her family members amassed millions through questionable means. (http://janataparty.org/sonia.html).

    For more information on Gandhi heritage forum, visit http://gandhiheritage.org.

    Source: The Forum for Gandhi Heritage Organization
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