New Delhi, June 25 -- Heritage chairs linked to Chandigarh, which was scheduled to be auctioned in Paris today, has been withdrawn from the sale following the intervention of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

The MEA intervention came on the directions of Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria who took up the matter with ministry, seeking urgent diplomatic intervention.

The Culture Department of the Chandigarh Administration, under the supervision of Chief Secretary H Rajesh Prasad, pursued the matter with the Centre after learning about the proposed auction.

The MEA has informed the administration that the items had been withdrawn from the auction following efforts by the Embassy of India in France, off...