NCP chief Sharad Pawar praises Gautam Adani, cites his position in nation’s infrastructure growth

By PTI

PUNE: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday praised billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani and mentioned the latter began from zero however was now a serious contributor within the infrastructure growth of the nation.

Pawar was talking on the Jain International Trade Organisation’s (JITO) Global Conference right here.

“Once the list of rich people comprised the Birlas and Tatas. Now they have been replaced. Since one week, I have been reading about a Jain individual who has become the country’s richest man and that is Gautam Adani,” he mentioned.

“He is good friend of mine. He started with zero. Now go anywhere in an aircraft and you will have to use an airport of Adani. Almost 70 per cent airports belong to Adani,” he added.

The foundation of growth was infrastructure and Adani had a serious presence on this sector as properly, the previous Union minister mentioned.

“This contribution is not only for the Adani group but for the country. We cannot forget those who are contributing to the country’s development,” Pawar mentioned.