Exclusive: Amid Row, Lanka Officer Letter On How Adani Got Power Project
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The chairman of Sri Lanka's Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had yesterday retracted the claim that he was told by President Rajapaksa about PM Modi pressuring him to give the project directly to the Adani Group.
A Lankan official has resigned after triggering a massive controversy with his claim that an energy project in Sri Lanka was awarded to industrialist Gautam Adani's group after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pressured President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Re a statement made by the #lka CEB Chairman at a COPE committee hearing regarding the award of a Wind Power Project in Mannar, I categorically deny authorisation to award this project to any specific person or entity. I trust responsible communication in this regard will follow. Privileged to meet President @GotabayaR and PM @PresRajapaksa. In addition to developing Colombo Port's Western Container Terminal, the Adani Group will explore other infrastructure partnerships. India's strong bonds with Sri Lanka are anchored to centuries' old historic ties. pic.twitter.com/noq8A1aLAv
MMC Ferdinando, the chairman of Sri Lanka's Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), had yesterday retracted the claim that he was told by President Rajapaksa about PM Modi pressuring him to give the wind power project directly to the Adani Group.
He had made the claim on Friday, at an open hearing of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE), a parliamentary panel.
A letter exclusively accessed by NDTV suggests that the 500-Megawatt renewable energy project in Sri Lanka's Mannar district did involve the Indian government.
