that makes sense alexa...i mean why get so touchy now that that they're being auctioned? they've been owned privately by a non-indian for quite a while...and to add to all that he proposed returning them to india if the government will allocate more funds towards helping the poor which seemed like a noble gesture. i guess it's good that an indian bought them at least to quell this unwaranted emotional response from indians.

no offense to anyone here, but if it really mattered to you that they not belong to someone outside india, they wouldn't have been there in the first place.