The world has called saints and prophets as pedophilles … does that make it true 
So if you really want to know about Gandhi’s influence on Dr Martin Luther King Jr. then it would make sense to read what Dr. King has written … right. So have you done that … you and your friends can write again and again … but that is not going to change the world . (If you want i will post a list of articles and books by Dr. King Jr. and what he had to say about Gandhi)
Here will leave you with another famous person touched by Gandhi … Barak Hussanin Obama
"The America of today has its roots in the India of Mahatma Gandhi and the nonviolent social action movement for Indian independence which he led.
President Barack Obama leads Mahatma Gandhi birthday tributes - Telegraph
October 2 is celebrated by UN as International day of non-violence …
International Day of Non-Violence - 2 October 2009
So you see how he is percived in OUR world … maybe you are talking about your world … snowhite