Gujarati titan of Indian industry. His conglomerate runs everything from ports to telecoms. One of the four most powerful men in India. Narendra Modi flew to Delhi in Adani's private jet upon becoming prime minister in 2014.
Adani's business arrangements are the subject of an ongoing investigation by an American regulator; the Adani group describes allegations against it as "baseless". He has filed suits against at least 15 journalists who have dug into his dealings, part of a broader pattern documented in research on press freedom. In February 2026 Ravi Nair, an investigative journalist and persistent critic, was sentenced to a year in prison by a court in Gujarat for criminal defamation over social-media posts. He is due to appeal.
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