Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday said he had deleted a documentary that detailed the alleged “long-standing friendship between [industrialist] Gautam Adani and [Prime Minister] Narendra Modi, and how the Indian industrial landscape is consequently being handed over to Adani”.
Thackeray said he took down the documentary, made by Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia, following a request conveyed through the Mumbai Police commissioner.
He said the documentary had been viewed more than 48 lakh times on X alone, besides reaching audiences on other social media platforms.
He alleged that the documentary’s wide reach had made those in power anxious about the allegations being brought to light.
“My intention was for this serious issue to reach the public, and that objective has been achieved,” Thackeray said.
The MNS chief said he had been raising concerns about “how the Adani Group is effectively setting out to swallow the entire nation” since January, in the run-up to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections.
However, Thackeray said on Sunday that his opposition was not directed at any individual, but “against the rise of a monopoly”.
“I have often stated in my speeches that the prime minister should foster the growth of many industrialists across the country, creating vast employment opportunities and generating immense wealth for the nation, and empower them...