Source: Religion News Service
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 11, 2003: The grandson of Mahatma Gandhi has been named chairman of the board of directors at the Interfaith Alliance. Arun Gandhi will lead the Washington-based group, which lobbies for religious freedom and interfaith understanding. Gandhi is the co-founder of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence in Memphis, Tenn., and a prolific author. “At this particular moment in history, when religion is often cited as the cause, rather than the solution, to conflict, Arun Gandhi’s insightful and prophetic leadership is invaluable,” said the Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance. Gandhi succeeds retired Episcopal Bishop Jane Holmes Dixon of Washington, who will remain on the board.