The bandhgala suit that had PM Modi's full name woven had drawn criticism last month.
After courting controversy by wearing a customised suit woven with his own name, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suit is said to be going up on auction in Surat on Wednesday.
The auction event will go on for three days and the proceedings will go to Namami Gange Trust Fund. The suit that created waves and kicked up a political storm will be auctioned along with 455 items that Modi had received as gifts during his nearly nine-month long tenure to generate funds for the Prime Minister's ambitious 'Clean India Mission'.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suit, that he wore during his meeting with President Barack Obama last month, along with other 455 items that he received as gifts during his tenure as Prime Minister will be auctioned at a three-day event in Surat.
The gift items belonging to Prime Minister Modi is a national treasure and the money generated from the auction will be utilised for the 'Clean Ganga Mission'," Surat Municipal Commissioner Milind Toravane said.
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Toravane said the event will be organised at SMC's Science Convention Centre at city-lights road in Surat as the Prime Minister's Office(PMO) had decided to hold the auction event in the city. Modi during his chief ministerial tenure in Gujarat had initiated a trend to auction the gifts that he received in a year and it was donated to Kanya Kelavani Yojna for girl child education, he said
Last month, US President Barack Obama visited India to be a part of Republic Day celebrations. When having Chai Pe Charcha with Obama, PM Modi wore a bandhgala suit with NARENDRA DAMODARDAS MODI sewn repeatedly across the suit. PM Modi faced criticism from several quarters for wearing this suit. Some blamed him for being narcissistic while some questioned him for wearing a suit worth Rs 10 lakh.
But on late Tuesday night, it was announced that the suit will be put up for auction. Namamai Gange, which is a government organisation appointed for the cleaning of river Ganga.
(With Agency Inputs)
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