Modi’s Ties to Adani Will Face Tougher Scrutiny This Time Around
- Opposition party calls for parliamentary investigation
- Adani allegations come at politically sensitive time for Modi
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will find it increasingly difficult to distance himself from the latest controversy erupting around Gautam Adani, one of the world’s richest businessmen who’s widely seen as having close ties with the Indian leader.
Hours after US prosecutors charged Adani with helping direct a massive bribery scheme, opposition leaders in India renewed their questioning of Modi’s relationship with the billionaire, whose business empire has expanded in tandem with the prime minister’s decade in power.