The King of good times turned out be the king of 1.3 billion Indian hearts after he successfully bid for Mahatma Gandhi's iconic belongings for a whopping 1.8 million dollars. Vijay Mallya saved the day today but I don't really think donating them back to the Indian government will be of much use.
It would have been much better had a private bidder payed a huge sum of money for those five personal belongings of Mahatma Gandhi since I don't have much faith in the capability of the government in preserving the items. Looking at the current state of affairs of our monuments and museums the iconic items I believe might get into the not so safe hands of the Indian government. I only hope they are preserved with much care as they were before. But Kudos to Mr Vijay Mallya.
It would have been much better had a private bidder payed a huge sum of money for those five personal belongings of Mahatma Gandhi since I don't have much faith in the capability of the government in preserving the items. Looking at the current state of affairs of our monuments and museums the iconic items I believe might get into the not so safe hands of the Indian government. I only hope they are preserved with much care as they were before. But Kudos to Mr Vijay Mallya.