Tuesday Thoughts

Some stray thoughts on this Tuesday of March 2019

A.Why is Rahul Gandhi so cut up with Anil Ambani, just because Anil Ambani’s company was chosen by Rafale as their local manufacturing partner and public sector unit HCL was not preferred by Rafale. Rahul Gandhi is shouting for last so many months that PM has favoured Reliance led by Anil Ambani, and therefore there must be some kick backs involved.

Now Anil Ambani has retorted on social media and said ‘ that  a  person whose family has looted the country over the years is putting allegation against me, and is defaming me in every election rally. Will the media persons who are supporting him, dare to ask  the explanation for the following points from him.’

1 Me and members of our Reliance family are paying thousands of Crore in income tax to the exchequer, Reliance group as whole give employment to lakhs of people and pay them salary. What is contribution of Gandhi family, how much income tax they have paid.   On the contrary you and your mother are on bail in some tax evasion case. I have heard Rahul’s mother is the 4^th richest women in the world, will he explain how she has earned this money and what tax she has paid to exchequer?

2 All businessmen take loans from bank and pay them the interest. Our family concerns have also done the same. Will you explain why leaders like you and your brother in law has availed interest free loans from the financial institution. Why your brother in law has taken a loan and what and where he is doing the business.

3 15 years back net worth of your brother in law was Rs 1 lakh, how in last 15 years his wealth has become Rs 10,000 Cr.

4 Anil Ambani further says that, dear fellow Indians, during the recent years I realised that this family is involved in anti national activities, therefore our group companies have stopped giving donation to Congress party. From that day these people are defaming me. Tell me why our company was given contract for Mumbai Metro 1 (Rs 3900 Cr) and Delhi Airport Metro (Rs 5000 Cr) and at that time there was UPA govt at centre & Cong/NCP govt in Maharashtra. Then why these contracts were not given to Public Sector cos?

In Delhi, Delhi Vidyut Board’s (DVB-earlier known as DESU) contract of electric supply for  Rs 1200 Cr was given to Reliance group co, why it was not given to PSU, it is because of Sonia Gandhi’s recommendation in our favour to then Delhi CM.

Then in between 2004 to 2014 in UP , Punjab, Tamilnadu , Karnataka & Odisha 11 highways’ contract totalling to Rs 25,350 Cr was awarded to Reliance Infrastructure, why then it was not awarded to PSU who were in same business.

The family and Congress party will not answer these questions, the answers to all of them is quite simple and it is not necessary for me to elaborate.—–

My point is ,  why then Rahul Gandhi is shouting from roof top there is corruption in Rafale deal. A person whose party’s govt, every one knows was deep in corruption, is talking about corruption, does not cut ice and public is laughing at his immaturity. I also  know reliance group and Anil Ambani are always not clean in their dealing, but this time the situation is in favour of Anil Ambani.

B What is wrong with Sharad Pawar, one day he says that he is going to contest Lok Sabha election  and then he says he will not contest. The problem is that, all these type of regional parties which were formed by leaders are facing similar problems, because all these leaders are getting old and their next generation and third generation are not ready to listen to the elderly leaders, as all these young leaders are having their personal aspirations. Initially Sharad Pawar thought of promoting his daughter Supriya Sule, and he vacated his Baramati seat for her. Now his nephew Ajit Pawar’s son  Parth wants to enter fray for Lak Sabha election and he also wants to contest from safe family seat in Maval, so Sharad Pawar is opting out in favour of Parth    and will be staying in Rajya Sabha only. His contention was that I thought, how many members of a single family should contest, considered pros & cons and decided that I should not contest.

In Samajwadi party also Mulayam Singh’s son Akhilesh has sidelined him and made an alliance with Mayawati’s BSP  against Mulayam’s wishes, and in SP also there are many members from party’s first family always contest. In 2014 elections all the 5 seats won by SP were from this family.

Waiting for your feed backs/views/comments.

Anil Malik

Mumbai, India

12^th Mar 2019.