When Scribes Got Ajit Gulabchand’s Goat

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 31 No. 1, January 2011

 

The frequent trips to New Delhi, meeting the all-powerful minister Jairam Ramesh and his team to clear the air over the alleged “environment violations" seemed to have wound him up like a coil ready to spring.

 

And spring he did. Gulabchand was the first to fly off the handle when a scribe asked if his close proximity to Sharad Pawar landed him in this unenviable situation.

 

“What does Pawar have to do with the project?" asked Gulabchand, more than a hint of annoyance in his tone and gestures. “HCC is a listed company and Lavasa has filed for an IPO. We have given details of all the investors to Sebi. It's all transparent." Read the full report here.

 

Source: by Varun Sood & G Seetharaman, DNA, Mumbai.

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