Mukesh Bhai Is Good Friend, I Respect Him: Gautam Adani
NDTV
Both Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani come from Gujarat and control vast business empires that took off before India opened up its economy in 1991.
Billionaire Gautam Adani has said he considers Reliance Industries founder Dhirubhai Ambani a role model and his son Mukesh Ambani a friend, offering rare insight into the ties between two of India's richest families.
"Dhirubhai is a role model, an inspiration for us," he said in an exclusive interview with India TV channel.
"Mukesh Bhai is a very good friend of mine. I respect him a lot. He gave a new direction to Reliance with Jio, technology, and retail, besides their conventional business of petrochemicals. He has contributed a lot to the progress of the country," Mr Adani said.
While both Mr Adani and Mr Ambani come from Gujarat and control vast business empires that took off before India opened up its economy in 1991 and are now worth hundreds of billions of dollars across sectors, the two have had few areas of head-to-head contest.
