Otis wants Gandhi articles back

Newyork : A week after Mahatma Gandhi’s personal belongings went under hammer here, the US-based owner of the items on Saturday said he wanted the articles back from the auction house as he was unhappy over the dispute between liquor baron Vijay Mallaya, who bought it for $ 1.8 million, and the Indian government over the memorabillia. James Otis said," The gentleman who boght the items is from the opposing party and they are already in dispute over what is going to happen to the items. When asked whether he will donate the items to the Indian government if he get back the items, he was non-committal.