Isn't it amazing that government of India had to take help of a liquor baron to get back Mahatma's items from the auction?
Bapu's soul must be in agony :-
1) Spending about 9Cr which could have better utilized on helping someone really needy
2) Add to it the insult of engaging the services of a liquor baron
Such are the times we live in, where its not about ideology but about symbolism, and in trying to retain the symbolism we go against the very ideology the symbol stands for.
2 comments:
lol.. irony or ironies indeed!!
seriously.. Indian govt is sooo steeped in symbolism and face with no real thought to opportunity cost!
I remember during the Pakistan earthquake, the govt donated $25Mn to the country but I don't think they spent half that on the quakes in our own country!!!
Hey! why blame the liquor baron alone, y not those who drink it thereby ensuring he gets the INR 9 cr to fund such transactions?
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