# Sikkim's prayer wheel to a silver Ram idol from Karnataka: PM Modi's gifts go under the hammer for the Ganga

> Union culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said at the launch in New Delhi that the scheme rests on a simple principle that PM Modi believes "what the country has given him is not his to keep," and that the gifts must therefore be returned to the people, with the proceeds going toward cleaning the Ganga.

- Published: 2026-10-07T03:31:58.523Z
- Updated: 2026-10-10T14:01:18.359Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance
- Involves: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, India, Namami Gange, National Gallery of Modern Art, PM Mementoes e-auction, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, State Bank of India

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- 2026-10-07T03:31:58.523Z - Hindustan Times: [Sikkim's prayer wheel to a silver Ram idol from Karnataka: PM Modi's gifts go under the hammer for the Ganga](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sikkims-prayer-wheel-to-a-silver-ram-idol-from-karnataka-pm-modis-gifts-go-under-the-hammer-for-the-ganga-101791340306501.html)
- 2026-10-10T14:01:18.359Z - Amar Ujala: [राजस्थान: गीता के श्लोक से राहुल गांधी पर गजेन्द्र सिंह शेखावत का निशाना, बोले- जनादेश का सम्मान करे विपक्ष](https://www.amarujala.com/rajasthan/jaipur/shekhawat-targets-opposition-says-democracy-cannot-run-through-anarchy-mandate-must-be-respected-jaipur-news-c-1-1-noi1422-4817308-2026-10-10)

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