Protest against AI's decision to move artefacts to NGMA; Culture Ministry says it was asked to conserve them

Amid protests over reports that iconic art and artefact collection at the soon-to-be sold Air India building in south Mumbai will be moved to the National Gallery of Modern Art, the Culture Ministry today clarified it has been requested to conserve and maintain around 4,000 such items.

Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Raghvendra Singh said, "The civil aviation ministry had approached us in the matter and since NGMA (National Gallery of Modern Art) has a mandate to conserve and maintain such art collections and artefacts, they will do so. In the next two months all these artefacts will be brought to Delhi."
Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien, in a tweet, said, "Why should Air India be gifting away artworks worth millions of rupees for free. Be assured, we will investigate. We will act. We are keeping a close watch."