Jaitley, Amitabh Bachchan, David Cameron unveil Mahatma Gandhi’s Statue in London

The statue of Mahatma Gandhi by British sculptor Philip Jackson is unveiled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, third left, watched by, from left, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Gandhi's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi, third right, in Parliament Square. The bronze sculpture stands 9ft-high (2.75m) and will provide a focal point for commemorations of the 70th anniversary of Gandhi's death in 2018. (Source: AP)

Gandhi's statue also has Britain's war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill for company, an irony given the ex-premier's dismissive thoughts of someone he described as a "half naked fakir". (Source: AP)

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan speaking next to the new statue of Gandhi before it was unveiled in Parliament Square, London, on Saturday. (Source: AP)

“This statue celebrates the incredibly special friendship between the world’s oldest democracy and its largest, as well as the universal power of Gandhi’s message,” Cameron said. (Source: AP)

British Prime Minister David Cameron shares a moment with Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan at the event on Saturday. (Source: AP)

British Prime Minister David Cameron, and Gandhi's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi shake hands beneath the statue, after it was unveiled in Parliament Square, London on Saturday. (Source: AP)

The statue was unveiled jointly by Cameron and Jaitley as chants of “Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram”, a popular bhajan that was Gandhi’s favourite, reverberated in the air. (Source: AP)

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during his meeting with Prince Charles, at his Clarence House residence in London on Friday. (Source: PTI)

British Prime Minister David Cameron meets Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, at Downing Street in London on Saturday, ahead of the unveiling ceremony of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament Square. (Source: AP)

[From left to right] Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan and the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, at Downing Street in London, ahead of the unveiling ceremony Gandhi's bronze statue in Parliament Square. (Source: AP)