Are these Remnants (see pics) of the Gandhi Legacy REALLY Worth $1.8 million??

A few of the items that once belonged to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi were auctioned in New York for a whopping $1.8 million. And to note that the items were the very humble Gandhian round glasses, his leather sandals, a pocket watch, a bowl and a plate & a few other personal belongings of Bapu.

Were the items really worth $1.8 million? Why was the Indian Government hell bent upon getting the vestiges of Gandhi's legacy back to India? Will there ever be an end to a man's greed?

As far as my last query goes I am talking James Otis here. The guy now claims he has Gandhi's ashes as also the Mahatma's blood sample. Gearing for round 2 of the auction I guess. ATROTIOUS is the word that comes to my mind!!

Meanwhile, a typical reaction that has come in from "The Gandhi Foundation Executive Committee" to the much publicised and dramatised auction is appended below: “It is rather obscene that items belonging to a man who deliberately led a simple lifestyle are now being sold to the highest bidder in a capitalist system, which Gandhi rejected. The items should rightfully belong in a national museum. It’s a pity that his message is not adopted with the same vigour with which his possessions are being exploited.” - Omar Hayat

I would like to hear all your voices in response to my three queries in the text above, to the statement made by Omar Hayat just prior to this sentence and my basic query in the title of this report.

I hope you will all pour in with your valuable views.

In Anticipation, - myVox