Expressing sadness over the violence in Delhi, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that Mahatma Gandhi's spirit is needed more than ever as it is essential to create conditions for a true community reconciliation.

Guterres has expressed sadness over the casualties following the protests in Delhi, and called for maximum restraint and for violence to be avoided, the UN chief's spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Thursday, 27 February.