PM Modi’s controversial suit to be auctioned in Surat today

mangaloretoday.com/ IT

Surat, Feb 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s controversial suit, along with 455 other gifts given to him, will be auctioned in Surat on Wednesday to raise money to clean up polluted Ganga river.

Some ministerial colleagues of Modi had suggested the PM to give the suit to an NGO to enable it to auction it and use the fund for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The money generated from the auction will be donated to a Varanasi NGO, sources said.

 

PM Modi flaunted a personalised suit with his full name ’Narendra Damodardas Modi’ on it while meeting US President Barack Obama in New Delhi on January 25.

During Delhi Assembnly campaigns, mufflerman’ Kejriwal became the quintessential middle class hero while ’Pradhansevak’ Modi strutted around in a very expensive ’name suit’.

 

"This is clear proof that Ambani sponsored this suit. How can the PM wear something like that? I am Gareeb Max. Vote for honesty, vote for freedom, vote for free WIFI!,"  AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.

Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ’Make in India’ campaign, Rahul Gandhi said the Rs.10 lakh suit he wore during US President Barack Obama’s visit was "Make in UK". 

Modi wore the deep blue bandhgala suit that evening at Hyderabad House when he stepped out for a ’Chai Pe Charcha’ meet and a press conference with Obama.

His pinstripe-with-his-name suit had generated a lot of buzz on social networking mediums.Fashion designers said the finesse with which Modi’s name features in the fabric requires special technique, and that the fabric is most likely hand-woven.