July 24th, 2008Motorola K1, studded with Diamond Fetches 15.55 Lakhs
Devotion knows no bounds. A devotee donated a diamond studded Motorola K1 at the famous Lord Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai. The phone was auctioned for a record 15.55 lakhs.
Pratap Sarnaik, a member of NCP, Thane outbid twenty other bidders to own that Motorola K1, whose base price was set at Rs 3.30 lakhs by the temple authorities. The money got during the auction would be utilized for various charitable causes by the Temple Trust.
Pratap Sarnaik bought the phone to gift it to his party leader Ajit Pawar on his birthday.
What a way to appease the Gods and the Leaders!