<span style="color: #222222;">President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated a bronze bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Villeneuve in Switzerland today.<br />'' <br />'' The President is on a five- day visit to Switzerland to boost business and cultural ties.<br />'' <br />'' The bust was unveiled to mark the visit of Mahatma to Villeneuve in 1931.<br />'' <br />'' The inauguration also coincides with 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the nation.<br />'' <br />'' After unveiling the statue, the President said Mahatma Gandhi's ideology of ahimsa, peace and living in harmony with nature is relevant even today.<br />'' <br />'' He thanked the Mayor of Villeneuve for acknowledging the visit of Mahatma to their town.<br />'' <br />''<br />''The idol sculpted by Ram Vanaji Sutar is placed on a high pedestal made of sandstone extracted from Switzerland.</span>