Modi Suit

Modi's pinstriped suit now worth Rs 2.3 cr as bidding intensifies at auction

The scramble to possess the pinstriped monogrammed suit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi grew today with Surat-based diamond trader Mukesh Patel making a staggering bid of Rs 2.31 crore

Surat auction: Modi's suit steals the show, T-shirt gifted by Brett Lee ignored

While a diamond trader from Bhavnagar has offered a staggering Rs 1.41 crore for the navy blue suit Modi wore during his meeting with the US President Barack Obama last month, the bids for Lee's T-shirt range between a measly Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,000.

Highest bid for Modi's monogrammed suit reaches Rs 1.41 cr as bidding continues

Bidding for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pinstripe monogrammed suit intensified on Thursday with a diamond trader offering Rs 1.41 crore, the highest so far, on the second day of the auction.

Rs 1.4 cr and climbing: Diamond barons of Surat are going all out to bag Modi's suit

Even though the highest bid for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's famed pin-striped suit came from a nursery school teacher, it's the diamond merchants that are likely to bag the 'prized' suit which is already worth Rs 1.25 crore and is likely to fetch a higher price by the time a three-day auction in Surat concludes on Friday evening.

Rs 1.4 cr and going: Controversy over Modi suit is baseless but PM should pay tax on it

In order to silence his critics, he must pay up income tax on the value of the gift

Photos: PM Modi's 'pin-stripe' suit goes under hammer, gets bid of Rs 1.21 cr on day one

PM Modi's bandhgala suit which had named written all over in the stripes went on auction in Surat. The suit, which Modi wore during Obama's visit had caused quite a controversy.

Remark on Modi suit: It reflects falling standards of Congress politics, says BJP

Hitting back at the Congress for taking potshots at Narendra Modi over putting his suit on the block, BJP on Wednesday said it reflects the falling standards of Congress' politics and attacked its leader Rahul Gandhi for his "clouded image" of seeing only the exterior and not the actions and deeds of the Prime Minister.

Auction of Modi's pinstripe bandhgala a damage control exercise, says Ajay Maken

Congress on Wednesday took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over putting his pinstripe monogrammed bandhgala suit on the block and said the auction was a "damage control" exercise.

Demand heats up for Modi's 'ten lakh suit' in Surat: Industrialist makes Rs 1 crore bid

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pinstripe monogrammed bandhgala suit, which stirred up quite a controversy during President Barack Obama's visit, went up for auction in Surat on Wednesday and is by all accounts a roaring success, with the latest bid for the suit at a whopping Rs 1 crore, made by industrialist Suresh Agarwal.