: Sri Lanka official says Modi insisted on power project deal for Adani Group, then retracts statement #IndiaNEWS A top Sri Lankan official withdrew his statement on Sunday two days after he said that

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Sri Lanka official says Modi insisted on power project deal for Adani Group, then retracts statement #IndiaNEWS
A top Sri Lankan official withdrew his statement on Sunday two days after he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “pressured� the island nation’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to award a power project to the Adani Group, The Hindu reported on Sunday.At a hearing of Sri Lanka’s Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises on Friday, the Ceylon Electricity Board Chairman MMC Ferdinando said that Rajapaksa had told him that Modi was insisting that a 500-megawatt wind power plant project be allotted to the Adani Group, The Wire reported.A day later, Rajapaksa denied the claim.“Regarding a statement made by the 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,� Rajapaksa said in a tweet on Saturday. “I trust responsible communication in this regard will follow.�Later, the president’s office released a statement, “vehemently denying� Ferdinando remarks, Sri Lankan news website Ada Derana reported.“Sri Lanka is currently in an acute shortage of power and President desires to expedite the implementation of mega power projects as early as possible, however, no undue influence will be used in awarding such projects,� read the statement. “Project proposals for large-scale renewable energy projects are limited, but special attention will be paid to the selection...Read more

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