Auction Suggestions: Tharoors Twitter Account, Kiran Bedis Handkerchief

Now that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suit has attracted record bids, it could encourage other leaders to literally follow suit. Here are some obvious items.

Arvind Kejriwal's muffler: The AAP leader is the man of the hour after his sensational victory in the recent Delhi elections. The one sartorial item most closely identified with him was his muffler, worn by Mr Kejriwal come rain or shine, so much so that he earned the nickname of Mufflerman. Having achieved the status of superhero, he can easily put the muffler up for auction and use the money for a good cause; perhaps to offset the subsidies he has promised on power and water for Delhi.

Kiran Bedi's tear-soaked handkerchief: The most telegenic moment of Kiran Bedi's ill-fated campaign to become Delhi's chief minister was when she got all teary-eyed during a public meeting, removing her glasses to wipe tears from her eyes, declaring that she was so overwhelmed by the love she had received from Delhi's voters. It's a crying shame that the ''love' did not translate into votes, but she does have her admirers and the hanky could still bring in a handful at auction.

Virat Kohli's bat: He's clearly one of the stars of this World Cup, and is inclined to let his bat do the talking, or the kissing, as is the case when girlfriend Anushka Sharama is in the stands, as was during the earlier tour of Australia by the Indian team. Kohli has been quite prolific with centuries, and each time he has been seen kissing the bat and then pointing it to where Ms Sharma is seated. The bat has more kisses on it than red marks from hitting sixes, so it should fetch a few centuries in monetary terms.

Robert Vadra's Skin-Tight Tees: Priyanka Gandhi's husband is hardly seen without his body-hugging T shirts showing of his gym-honed physique to the best advantage. They do fit him to a ''T'' but whether they will fetch an enlarged figure is open to question, especially since Mr Vadra's celebrity status is a case of reflected glory.

Shashi Tharoor's Twitter handle: From the famous "cattle class" tweet that once cost him his ministry to his much-debated praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his criticism of Afzal Guru's hanging, which upset his party, the Congress, his twitter account is a collector's item with its 2.75 million followers, if he ever decides it is more trouble than it's worth.

A plate of Budget Halwa: The annual budget ritual starts on February 19 with the halwa ceremony. It marks the start of the printing process of documents for the Union Budget. There is no puja or worship, just a distribution of plates of halwa to officials associated with the preparation of the Budget and its printing in the presence of the Finance Minister. If it's a budget that brings sweet news for a majority, it could fetch a tidy amount, or at least offer some solace to those sections that the budget leaves with nothing on their plate.