Rishi Sunak calls for Mahatma Gandhi on UK coins, writes to Royal Mint

The move follows a letter to the Indian-origin finance minister from the 'We Too Built Britain' campaign calling for a set of coins entitled 'Service to the Nation'

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on Sunday backed a campaign for influential ethnic minority figures to be featured on a set of UK coins to celebrate Britain's diversity. 

Mahatma Gandhi is in the running as an influential Commonwealth figure, as the UK’s Royal Mint considers the plans as part of commemorating the 150th birth anniversary year of the Indian independence movement leader.

Others in the race also include Noor Inayat Khan, who was the first Indian-origin World War II spy for Britain, and Khudadad Khan, the first soldier of the British Indian Army to become the recipient of the prestigious