Modi Alleges Without Evidence Adani, Ambani Gave Illegal Cash

  • Prime minister alleges billionaires gave money to opposition
  • Voting is underway in India with Modi bidding for third term

Narendra Modi after casting his ballot at a polling station in Ahmedabad, India, on May 7.

Photographer: Prakash Singh/Bloomberg
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi made unsubstantiated allegations that India’s main opposition party received illegal cash from billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, escalating his rhetoric in the middle of a heated election battle.