I think i have posted enough evidence here to show that he was not a racist … but a leader respected and revered by one and all…
Dr. Martin Luther King
Nelson Mandela
Barrack Hussain Obama
… generations have been inspired and are getting inspire … here is something from UN … United Nations .. hope you are familiar with the term 
International Day of Non-Violence - 2 October 2009
The International Day of Non-Violence is marked on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence