'We are not trying to profiteer from Mahatma's legacy'

Updated On: 09 August, 2009 09:53 AM IST | | Hemal Ashar

Johannesberg couple put house where Gandhi stayed on sale; say they have global and two Indian queries too

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'We are not trying to profiteer from Mahatma's legacy'

Johannesberg couple put house where Gandhi stayed on sale; say they have global and two Indian queries too

THE bids are flying thick and fast but Jarrod and Nancy Ball, a Johannesburg-based couple who have put their house The Kraal on the market, are still looking for their Mr or Ms Right. The owners of The Kraal, a historical landmark in the South African country, this is the house where Mahatma Gandhi lived in South Africa during his stay as a lawyer there, admit that there has been an explosion of global and local interest after a paper interviewed them.

Jarrod and Nancy Ball, who want to sell their house The Kraal, where Mahatma Gandhi stayed while in South Africa

In an exclusive interview from Johannesburg, owner Jarred Ball says, "There has been so much global interest in the house since then, including two industrialists from Mumbai who have shown interest in buying the house."

As the price of the house rockets because of the hype, Jarrod refuses to give a figure, "question of supply and demand,"u00a0 he also refutes the charge that they are trying to profit from the Mahatma's legacy, adding, "While we obviously want to be paid the value of the house, we are not trying to profiteer from the Mahatma's legacy, by tapping into the wealthy "trophy hunters" who want the house for the wrong reasons."