![]() ![]() Moreover, the Indian ruling class’ catastrophic pandemic response, which has prioritized protecting investor profits over human lives, has resulted not only in multiple waves of mass infection and death but also in a pandemic of mass joblessness and hunger. While officially India admits to only 529,000 COVID-19 deaths, the true figure-as has been established by studies of excess mortality-is in excess of 5 million. On September 15, a pregnant woman in Jharkhand state was brutally killed by a loan “recovery agent,” who drove a tractor over her because her disabled farmer father was unable to pay a $1,600 loan.Īdani and other top Indian billionaires have steadily increased their wealth during the past two years, even as the population at large has been ravaged by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. The devastating social reality confronting the vast majority of India’s population, which stands in the starkest contrast to the immense wealth enjoyed by Adani and other Indian billionaires, was very evident in a tragic incident that happened just one day before Adani’s brief rise to the position of the world’s second-richest person. ![]() Forbes currently estimates that he and his family have a fortune of $131.8 billion, good enough for fourth place in its billionaires rankings, behind Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ($144 billion), Arnault and Elon Musk ($230 billion). Īdani’s wealth has since been adversely impacted by a fall in the value of Adani Group shares. Chairman of Adani group Gautam Adani speaks during the inauguration of the 9th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS) in Gandhinagar, India, Friday, Jan.
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