<p>For Nashik-based businessman and politician Pankaj Parakh, who is popular as the “Gold Man of Maharashtra”, it is a proud moment. <br /><br /></p>.<p>His gold shirt — which costs nearly a crore — may have put him and his party, the NCP, to some criticism, but he and his favourite shirt now figure in the Guinness Book of World Records. <br /><br />“The most expensive gold shirt in the coast Rs 98,35,099 ($161,354 USD/95,856 GBP),” his Guinness Book of World Records’ certificate says. <br /><br />His gold shirt weighs around 4 kg, but the gold ornaments, including his wrist watch, gold rings, multiple chains, gold-framed spectacles gold mobile cover and so on, on the person take the total gold to 7 kg. “I don't believe this, I still can’t believe this,” were the reactions of the 47-year-old Parakh, who is a resident of Yeola. He is the Yeola vice-president of the NCP and also a former deputy mayor. “Since childhood, I had a liking for gold,” he pointed out. <br /><br />Like him, his two sons Siddharth (24) and Rahul (21) are also proud.</p>
<p>For Nashik-based businessman and politician Pankaj Parakh, who is popular as the “Gold Man of Maharashtra”, it is a proud moment. <br /><br /></p>.<p>His gold shirt — which costs nearly a crore — may have put him and his party, the NCP, to some criticism, but he and his favourite shirt now figure in the Guinness Book of World Records. <br /><br />“The most expensive gold shirt in the coast Rs 98,35,099 ($161,354 USD/95,856 GBP),” his Guinness Book of World Records’ certificate says. <br /><br />His gold shirt weighs around 4 kg, but the gold ornaments, including his wrist watch, gold rings, multiple chains, gold-framed spectacles gold mobile cover and so on, on the person take the total gold to 7 kg. “I don't believe this, I still can’t believe this,” were the reactions of the 47-year-old Parakh, who is a resident of Yeola. He is the Yeola vice-president of the NCP and also a former deputy mayor. “Since childhood, I had a liking for gold,” he pointed out. <br /><br />Like him, his two sons Siddharth (24) and Rahul (21) are also proud.</p>
