Auction: PM Modi’s NCC alumni card, Ram temple models among sought after items
The Hindu
The online auction of over 1,200 items started on Saturday and will go on till October 2
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s NCC alumni card, multiple models of the upcoming Ram temple in Ayodhya and a statue of the mascot of the recently-held Chess Olympiad in Chennai are among the items which are highly sought after at an online auction of mementos gifted to the Prime Minister.
The online auction of over 1,200 such items, including a model statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and sporting memorabilia of the Commonwealth Games, started on Saturday and will go on till October 2.
The auction is being conducted through web portal pmmementos.gov.in and it has one section that lists items under the head ‘Most Participated Auction’.
Among these sought after items is a memento given by the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in the form of an alumni card displaying Mr. Modi’s photograph, ‘Life Member’, year 2021 and ‘Directorate: Guj, DD & DNH’ The alumni card has received over 20 bids till about 11 a.m. on Sunday.
The auction had gone live at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning, coinciding with Mr. Modi’s 72nd birthday.
Other items in this category include several models of the upcoming Ram temple in Ayodhya, of varying dimensions and weights. One of these models was presented to the prime minister by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
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