I owe my success to institutional reforms over 30 years: Gautam Adani

As both he and PM Modi are from the same state, it makes him the easy target of baseless allegations, says Adani

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“My professional success is not because of any individual leader but because of the policy and institutional reforms initiated by several leaders and governments during a long period of over three decades,” asserted Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Group.

Aneesh Phadnis Mumbai

3 min read Last Updated : Dec 28 2022 | 11:14 PM IST

Adani Group’s success is due to policy and institutional reforms over the past three decades and “not because of any individual leader”, Chairman Gautam Adani said on Wednesday.

In an interview to India Today TV, Adani said he has been an easy target because both he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are from the same state. “That makes me an easy target for such baseless allegations,” he said.

Adani Group runs diverse businesses such as power plants, ports, and airports. Adani, who has a personal networth of $150 billion, started his entrepreneurial journey with commodity trade. In fact, Adani started his export house when Rajiv Gandhi was Prime Minister. “But for Rajiv Gandhi, my journey as an entrepreneur would never have taken