A week after Mahatma Gandhi's personal belongings went under the hammer here, the US-based owner of the items on Saturday said he wanted the articles back from the auction house as he was unhappy over the 'dispute' between liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who bought it for $1.8 million, and the Indian government over the memorabilia.

"The gentleman (the one who bought Gandhi's items) is from the opposing party than the government. So, they are already in dispute over what is going to happen to the items," James Otis, owner of the five articles, said.