NEW DELHI -- A backlash from activists and historians has greeted the Indian government's plan to give a $166 million makeover to Mahatma Gandhi's Ashram in Ahmedabad, in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state Gujarat.
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India's plan to revamp Mahatma Gandhi home meets fierce criticism
Activists warn of 'Gandhi Theme Park' at best or 'second assassination' at worst
A schoolgirl poses next to a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the job of revamping one of India's most revered pilgrimage sites to his trusted architect. © Reuters
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