He asserted that Indian business was not Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah’s ‘plaything’, adding, ‘You lack courage. We don’t. We will ensure justice for these crimes.’
Sitharaman hit out at Gandhi over his remarks, accusing him of trying to incite business leaders to join him in spreading distrust and toxicity. She urged him to refrain from ‘politicising’ every issue and said it was unacceptable to casually label commercial and legal matters as criminal.
‘Being the LoP @RahulGandhi, I suggest you refrain from politicising every issue. Also, casually labelling commercial and legal matters as criminal is unacceptable. You have repeatedly decried the successes of Indian industry & our entrepreneurs. Now, are you trying to incite our business leaders to join you in spreading distrust & toxicity?’ she said in a post on X.
The finance minister said the Congress had, for decades, stifled Indian entrepreneurs through the ‘Licence-Quota Raj’ and ‘inflicted poverty’ on crores of Indians.
‘On the other hand, our government led by PM @narendramodi values the Indian industry as job creators & drivers of economic growth. Our policies have been tailored to enable enterprise, support industry and encourage investment,’ she said.
The exchange comes amid a bitter dispute over Tata Sons’ leadership, which has reportedly split trustees and spilled into the company’s boardroom.
Earlier this week, Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata challenged the September 17 board resolution to reappoint N Chandrasekaran as chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, one of India’s largest conglomerates.
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