New DELHI: In the wake of the controversy surrounding the auction of Mahatma Gandhi's iconic glasses and other personal items in New York in March, the government has constituted a committee of eminent Gandhians to examine such sales and make necessary recommendations.
Minister of state for planning and parliamentary affairs V Narayanasamy said frequent auctioning of memorabilia of great Indian personalities such as Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and others abroad has come to government's notice.
"Regarding the works, letters, manuscripts written by Mahatma Gandhi which are put up on auction/sale, a committee of eminent Gandhians has been constituted to examine and make recommendations, as and when the occasion arises," he told the Rajya Sabha.
Gandhi's personal belongings were brought by business tycoon Vijay Mallya.
Minister of state for planning and parliamentary affairs V Narayanasamy said frequent auctioning of memorabilia of great Indian personalities such as Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and others abroad has come to government's notice.
"Regarding the works, letters, manuscripts written by Mahatma Gandhi which are put up on auction/sale, a committee of eminent Gandhians has been constituted to examine and make recommendations, as and when the occasion arises," he told the Rajya Sabha.
Gandhi's personal belongings were brought by business tycoon Vijay Mallya.
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