The Karnataka government has invited former U.S. President, Barack Obama, to attend a joint Assembly session organised to commemorate the centenary of the 1924 Congress session, chaired by Mahatma Gandhi in Belagavi.

This session marked Mahatma Gandhi’s launch of the freedom movement against British rule in India.

Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, H.K. Patil, stated on Monday in Gadag city that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has already sent a letter inviting Barack Obama to participate in the event.