Height of Dumbness: Montblanc’s Gandhi pen
Posted on 02. Oct, 2009 by Amit Jindal in General
Apparently Montbanc missed the flight when God was distributing brain. That’s why they do not understand even the single principle behind Mahatma Gandhi’s struggle.
Just to re-iterate, Gandhi ji BURNED foreign good. He did not buy Montblanc.
Just how stupid you have to be?
These images jar with German pen maker Montblanc’s launch of a $25,000 pen to mark the 140th anniversary of his birth. Some see it as an insult to him.
One group has filed a lawsuit to try to stop its distribution. Montblanc says it is intended to honour Gandhi.
‘A simple lifestyle’
The $25,000 (£16,000) gold and silver limited edition pen has an engraving of Mahatma Gandhi, the man seen as the father of Indian independence and revered as a global spiritual leader.
It is a mockery of the great man and an insult to the nation
Dijo Kappen
Critics have questioned if the Montblanc pen is the best way to honour Gandhi. The Center for Consumer Education in Kerala has filed a lawsuit to try to stop distribution of the pen.
“Mahatma Gandhi advocated a simple lifestyle,” Dijo Kappen of the centre said.
“He was, of course, a nationalist and, in the nature of the independence movement, the only thing he promoted was Indian-made goods. It is a mockery of the great man and an insult to the nation… to use him as a poster boy.”
via BBC
One of these days, we will introduce a collector’s button that says “Montblanc is stupid”.