Modi’s monogrammed suit fetches 1.21 cr bid amount

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pinstripe bandhgala suit, with his name engraved all over it criticized more than praised by the fashion community and common man alike. He flaunted the suit during US President Barack Obama's visit to India around the Republic Day. Now the same ensemble is finding many takers when put up for auction in Surat, Gujarat. It fetched as much as Rs 1.21 crore through a bid placed by Rajesh Juneja. The amount would be contributed towards charity.

Earlier, Surat-based businessmen Suresh Agarwal and Rajubhai Agarwal made a bid of Rs 1 crore and Rs 51 lakh followed by which NRI Viral Chouksey quoted a bid price of Rs 1.11 crore for the suit. The suit was auctioned along with 455 other things that Modi had received as gifts during his nine-month long tenure as the Prime Minister to generate funds for the Prime Minister's 'Clean India Mission'.

Before becoming the Prime Minister of India, Modi served as the chief minister of Gujarat and had initiated a trend of auctioning the gifts he received to donate the amount earned towards Kanya Kelavani Yojna for girl child education. Modi jacket has already become a rage among his fans, and it is receiving positive response from across the nation.