Former Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback will receive an award named after Mahatma Gandhi for his work as the country’s international voice for religious freedom.
The Hindu American Foundation announced Thursday that next month it will present Brownback, who now serves as President Donald Trump’s ambassador at-large for international religious freedom, with the Mahatma Gandhi Award for Advancing Pluralism.
“This award is bestowed upon individuals and institutions who have demonstrated a commitment to fostering one of America’s greatest strength, its inclusive and pluralistic character, and appropriately named after India’s founding father Mahatma Gandhi, who sacrificed life and limb to advance pluralism,” the foundation said in its announcement.
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