PM Narendra Modi's several received gifts are currently for sale at an online auction of mementos gifted to the Prime Minister. From 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, there are over 1,200 items that you can have with the right bid.
The Javelin used by Neeraj Chopra at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games has been sold for a whopping Rs 1,50,00,000!
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 the web portal pmmementos.gov.in and it has one section that lists items under the head ‘Most Participated Auction’.
Highest bidding items
Many items on the website have thousands of bidders, and the bidding prices are up the roof!
Here are some items with high bidding quoted prices.
The T-shirt autographed by Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Gold medallist Manish Narwal, last seen on Thursday (September 22) is being bidded for Rs 13,20,000.
The Black Marble sculpture of Subhash Chandra Bose is up for Rs 6,15,000.
Steps to register for the PM Mementos e-Auction to begin bidding:
- Step 1: Open https://pmmementos.gov.in
- Step 2: Click Signup tab
- Step 3: Accept the terms and conditions
- Step 4: Follow procedure to create account
- Step 5: Go ahead and start bidding!