The curious case of Vijay Mallya's downfall

[amish]

the indian government owes him every penny that he spent on these items. considering they failed to buy them on their own.

Well, in this case, government will tell him that Otis was never owner of items and hence his purchase from Otis is invalid/illegal and he shud have verified the ownership before purchasing.

But Mallaya wud be knowing all these already, so he must be ready with answers.

 

[Sushubh]

let's hope the indian government does not raise the issue of morality here. i see politicians cursing mallya on television (in case he refuse to give them away) saying he is anti-xyz...

 

[honey01]

^ either waysIndian Govt 0 - Vijay Mallya 1

 

[ganesh177]

I wasn't impressed, but i was surprised when otis had put up the condition of eradicating poverty before indian govt. Why would he care for it anyways ? Also why would he miss the opportunity to make few bucks?Sakal, the daily news paper of maharashtra seems terribly wrong with the news. They had it on front page in blocks auction cancelled and no mention of vijay mallya anywhere. I had read whole article. They have corrected it on internet edition though. May be we'll see apology tommorrow.Anyways, kudos mallya !

 

[Sushubh]

i think that dude is a gandhian himself and he probably just decided to sell off the items coz he no longer wanted to take care of the items

from what i heard in the media, he wanted indian government to do something that gandhi would have wanted.

spend more for the welfare of the people.

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To collector James Otis, however, who is selling the items from his collection of thousands of pieces of Gandhi-related memorabilia, the controversy comes as a surprise. \"I'm completely shocked,\" Otis said in an exclusive interview with The Daily Beast. \"My intent never was to create any sort of anger or animosity towards the auction, it was the opposite: to promote Gandhi's words, actions, and to promote nonviolence in any way we can.\"

\"Nobody's contacted me at all,\" Otis said. \"I have a contract with the auction house to sell these items, but as you know you can make a deal prior the auction. I would be very happy to welcome any serious offers from the Indian government and it might not even have to be financial. There are things they could offer in terms of helping the people of India that I would more than welcome, for example improving health care for the poorest Indians in exchange for the items. I would welcome any ideas like that that would benefit the Indian people. We even set up an email today for offers so they could contact me directly, it's gandhiitems@gmail.com.\"

According to Otis, he first became interested in Gandhi while studying his works in college at the University of Texas in Austin. Through Gandhi, he became involved in human rights activism and he estimates he has been arrested about two dozen times in nonviolent protests since then.

Otis is currently working on a four hour television documentary with Martin Sheen and Gandhi historian Lester Kurtz, \"Peaceful Warriors: A History of Nonviolence\" recounting the stories of some of the most famous advocates for nonviolence in history.

Gandhi's (Few) Possessions Go Up For Auction in New York - The Daily Beast

The funny part:

India's Culture Minister, Ambika Soni, has since publicly declared support for his effort as well.\"Whatever can be done is being done to ensure that articles are not auctioned by involving all concerned stakeholders,\" Soni was quoted by the Press Trust of India as saying.

I guess she did not work hard enough.

 

[ganesh177]

Then i am surprised, our leaders did not gave him false promises of eradicating poverty. Isn't that what they do with us daily. Only difference this time they had to do with Otis in NY. That is the speciality of congress.

 

[Fiber_Optic]

i think that dude is a gandhian himself and he probably just decided to sell off the items coz he no longer wanted to take care of the items

from what i heard in the media, he wanted indian government to do something that gandhi would have wanted.

spend more for the welfare of the people.




Or he is just a good negotiator, he knows the govt can't accept such conditions, so he would instead have asked for a lot of money. :dance:. Gandhi's great grandson was on news last night, he said this guys character is highly suspicious.

 

[Sushubh]

i have similar thoughts about all the politicians.

 

[oneon1]

Mallya Saves the Day..? Are you sure...?Do you think Bapu would be proud of that Liquor Baron.Gandhiji was always for Prohibition.Just because Mallya has won the auction doesn make it a Proud day for Us Indians.Think About it...Gandhiji = Auction = Liquor Baron.Doesnt make sense. Correct me if I am wrong

 

[Sushubh]

of course bapu was for prohibition. but what mallya did was something indian government failed to do. as for prohibition... congress is the party which uses gandhi brand name. and they have done nothing to promote gandhi's value. liquor no matter how evil it may be, the governments in this country need it for tax revenues. mallya might be a liquor industry giant... but he is not evil in this case from any angle. he saved the day for india. even if the funds used came from sale of alcohol. the indian government FAILED.