Mukesh Ambani backs Congress' Milind Deora for South Mumbai
Mukesh Ambani backs Congress' Milind Deora for South Mumbai
Prashant Singh
Apr 19, 2019, 01:28 IST
Apr 19, 2019, 01:28 IST
HIGHLIGHTS
- Reliance Industries Ltd chairman Mukesh Ambani has endorsed Congress’s Milind Deora for the Mumbai South seat
- Mumbai South goes to vote on April 29
- The richest banker in Asia, Uday Kotak, too has declared his support for Deora
MUMBAI:
Reliance Industries Ltd
chairman Mukesh Ambani has endorsed Congress’s Milind Deora for the Mumbai South seat, which is scheduled to vote on April 29.
The richest banker in Asia,
Uday Kotak
, too has declared his support for Deora. In a video shared by Deora on his
Twitter
timeline, Ambani says, “Milind is the man for south Mumbai… Having represented South Bombay for 10 years, I believe Milind has in-depth knowledge of the social, economic and cultural ecosystem of south Bombay. Under his leadership, small and big enterprises will flourish in south
is unusual for industrialists to come out in support of a candidate. Besides, Ambani’s support for Deora comes at a time when Congress has been targeting his brother, Anil, for allegedly benefiting from the Rafale deal.
Mukesh and
Anil Ambani
are different entities: Deora
Kotak says in the video, “Milind is truly Mumbai ka connection. I genuinely believe Milind understands south Mumbai, his family has been associated with Mumbai for a long time, his family is (an) advocate of trade and industry in New Delhi.” The video also shows other entrepreneurs, traders and ordinary citizens rooting for Deora, who was recently appointed Mumbai city unit president of Congress.
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