Industrialist Gautam Adani and Ashok Gehlot at the investors' summit in Rajasthan
Once vocal in his criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for favouring Gautam Adani, Gehlot showered praise on the businessman - who also returned the favour causing a divide within Congress party
Gautam Adani himself publicised a meeting he had with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on 2 December 2021. He tweeted that he was ‘delighted to meet @MamataOfficial Hon’ble Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’ and that they ‘discussed different investment scenarios and the tremendous potential of West Bengal.’ He added that he ‘look[s] forward to attending the Bengal Global Business Summit in April 2022.’
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee with Gautum Adani
In 2015, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to relax the cabotage rules for the proposed Rs 7,525 crore Vizhinjam Port in the state. "We hope that we will get a favourable reply," he said after a meeting with Adani Ports Chairman Gautam Adani, who was in the state capital ahead of the inking of an MoU for the Vizhinjam multipurpose deep sea port project here. The Congress-led UDF government had decided to award the contract fior the project to Adani Group
Former Kerala CM Oomen Chandy with Gautum Adani
Undated photograph of Narendra Modi and businessmen Vibhav Kant Upadhyay (centre) and Gautam Adani on board an aircraft
In 2017, Congress questioned the 100-odd chartered flights – both in the country and abroad – Prime Minister Narendra Modi took while he was chief minister of Gujarat, seeking to know who paid for these trips.
In Oct 2021, Adani group chairman Gautam Adani met UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the Global Investment Summit promising an investment of USD 70 billion to energy transition via solar and others.