Mohandas K. Gandhi

The statue of Mohandas Gandhi behind the Ferry Building Marketplace is enclosed by controversy. The organization responsible for the placement of this statue, the Gandhi Memorial International Foundation, was ended in 1999 because of financial issues with its founder, Yogesh Gandhi. Many feel his improprieties take away from Gandhi's positive teachings. Nonetheless, the Gandhi statue remains here, as it does in many other cities around the world, reminding visitors how much one man can change the world.