It was launched on 17 August 2007 , in Delhi by Indian National Congress President and United Progressive Alliance Chairperson organization.leadership Gandhi .

The idea gradually attracted the interest of some leaders of India 's Congress Party ( `` Ahimsa Finds Teen Voice '' , The Telegraph , Calcutta ) until a Satyagraha Conference resolution in New Delhi in January 2007 , initiated by Indian National Congress President and Chairperson organization.leadership the United Progressive Alliance Sonia Gandhi and Archbishop Desmond Tutu , called upon the United Nations to adopt the idea .