Several items that belonged to revered Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi were sold for 1.8 million U.S. dollars on Thursday to an Indian businessman Vijay Mallya who plans to donate the items to his homeland. Tony Bedi, who bid for Mallya said that Mallya planned to donate them to his country. The planned auction was sharply criticized in India where many view the items as part of their national heritage and wanted them to be kept in a museum. Source : http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20090306/364/twl-gandhi-items-set-to-return-to-india.html
This is absolutely ridiculous ! 1.8 mn USD is a lotta money....I'd rather he donated the money to the poor....i wouldnt take gandhi's stuff for free !!
