<p>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today took a dig at Narendra Modi over a suit worn by him making it to the Guinness World Records, saying it was a "just reward" for the Prime Minister's "immense sacrifice".<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Just rewards for Modiji's immense sacrifice," tweeted the Congress Vice-President.<br /><br />Gandhi also tagged the news report regarding the suit being described by the Guinness Records as the "most expensive suit (clothing) sold at auction".<br /><br />The monogrammed suit donned by Modi during his meeting with US President Barack Obama here last year, which had kicked up a controversy, entered the Guinness World Records as "the most expensive suit sold at auction".<br /><br />The suit had gone under the hammer in February last year and was purchased for Rs 4.31 crore by Surat-based diamond trader Lalji Patel, who owns Dharmananda Diamond Company.<br /><br />The suit has stripes with the name 'Narendra Damodardas Modi' woven into it in glittering gold letters.<br /><br />The suit was reportedly prepared at a cost of Rs 10 lakh and was auctioned at a base price of Rs 11 lakh.<br /><br />The money raised from the auction of the suit has been earmarked for the Centre's clean Ganga mission.<br /><br />The suit, which Modi had worn during Obama’s three-day state visit to India in January last, had kicked up a political row with opposition parties accusing the PM of 'narcissism'.<br /><br />Rahul had latched on it to accuse Modi of heading a "suit-boot ki sarkar" which worked only for the rich. The government had hit back, saying it is in fact a "soojh-boojh ki sarkar"(a government with wisdom). <br /></p>
<p>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today took a dig at Narendra Modi over a suit worn by him making it to the Guinness World Records, saying it was a "just reward" for the Prime Minister's "immense sacrifice".<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Just rewards for Modiji's immense sacrifice," tweeted the Congress Vice-President.<br /><br />Gandhi also tagged the news report regarding the suit being described by the Guinness Records as the "most expensive suit (clothing) sold at auction".<br /><br />The monogrammed suit donned by Modi during his meeting with US President Barack Obama here last year, which had kicked up a controversy, entered the Guinness World Records as "the most expensive suit sold at auction".<br /><br />The suit had gone under the hammer in February last year and was purchased for Rs 4.31 crore by Surat-based diamond trader Lalji Patel, who owns Dharmananda Diamond Company.<br /><br />The suit has stripes with the name 'Narendra Damodardas Modi' woven into it in glittering gold letters.<br /><br />The suit was reportedly prepared at a cost of Rs 10 lakh and was auctioned at a base price of Rs 11 lakh.<br /><br />The money raised from the auction of the suit has been earmarked for the Centre's clean Ganga mission.<br /><br />The suit, which Modi had worn during Obama’s three-day state visit to India in January last, had kicked up a political row with opposition parties accusing the PM of 'narcissism'.<br /><br />Rahul had latched on it to accuse Modi of heading a "suit-boot ki sarkar" which worked only for the rich. The government had hit back, saying it is in fact a "soojh-boojh ki sarkar"(a government with wisdom). <br /></p>