Tuesday, July 3, 2007 (New Delhi)
The Indian government gets possession of a letter written by Mahatma Gandhi, which was originally due for auction in London on Tuesday.
British auction house Christie's called of the auction after the letter was withdrawn by its owner.
The move followed when it was established that the actual ownership of the letter was with the Navjiwan Trust in Ahmedabad.
Gandhi wrote the letter 19 days before he was assassinated by a Hindu activist in Delhi in 1948.
In the handwritten letter published in the journal Harijan, Gandhi pleaded for tolerance towards Muslims and also advocated the importance of Urdu.
British auction house Christie's called of the auction after the letter was withdrawn by its owner.
The move followed when it was established that the actual ownership of the letter was with the Navjiwan Trust in Ahmedabad.
Gandhi wrote the letter 19 days before he was assassinated by a Hindu activist in Delhi in 1948.
In the handwritten letter published in the journal Harijan, Gandhi pleaded for tolerance towards Muslims and also advocated the importance of Urdu.
No comments:
Post a Comment