New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday criticised controversial global financier George Soros for his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi where he said that the Adani Group row will “significantly weaken Modi’s stranglehold on India’s federal government.”
Jaishnankar called Soros “old, rich and dangerous”, saying that “such people actually invest resources in shaping narratives.”
#WATCH | Mr Soros is an old, rich opinionated person sitting in New York who still thinks that his views should determine how the entire world works…such people actually invest resources in shaping narratives: EAM Dr S Jaishankar pic.twitter.com/k99Hzf3mGK
— ANI (@ANI) February 18, 2023
Modi Is Silent On Adani Row, It Will Significantly Weaken Modi’s Stranglehold On India’s Federal Government: Soros
In a speech ahead of the Munich Security Conference, Soros spoke about the fallout from US short-seller Hindenburg Research’s attack on the Adani conglomerate that threatens to hurt investor confidence in India.
“Modi is silent on the subject, but he will have to answer questions from foreign investors and in parliament,” Soros said, as per Bloomberg.
“This will significantly weaken Modi’s stranglehold on India’s federal government and open the door to push for much-needed institutional reforms. I may be naive, but I expect a democratic revival in India,” he was quoted as saying.