- Sunday, November 24, 2024
By: Shubham Ghosh
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (19) invited citizens to take part in the e-auction of gifts and mementos that he has got from various sources.
In a tweet, he wrote, “Over time, I have received several gifts and mementos which are being auctioned. This includes the special mementos given by our Olympics heroes. Do take part in the auction. The proceeds would go to the Namami Gange initiative.” The Namami Gange project is one to arrest the pollution of India’s Ganga River.
Over time, I have received several gifts and mementos which are being auctioned. This includes the special mementos given by our Olympics heroes. Do take part in the auction. The proceeds would go to the Namami Gange initiative.https://t.co/Oeq4EYb30M pic.twitter.com/PrF44YWBrN
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 19, 2021
Modi also shared the link to the portal set for the e-auction.
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The gifts presented to the prime minister for the third edition of the e-auction include sports gear and equipment presented by medal winners of the Tokyo Olympic Games and Paralympics held recently in the Japanese capital.
The third edition of the e-auction of gifts presented to PM Modi is being held from September 17 to October 7 through the web portal https://pmmementos.gov.in.
Other interesting artefacts include replicas of Ayodhya Ram Mandir, Char Dham, Rudraksh Convention Centre, models, sculptures, paintings, angavastras (men’s stole), among others. In this round of e-auctions, around 1,330 mementoes are being e-auctioned.
Javelins used by gold medalist Sumit Antil in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and Neeraj Chopra in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are among the items with the highest base price at Rs 1 crore (£98,755) each.
