“Stop Adani” is trending regarding Sri Lanka’s energy project, preparing for protest tomorrow

There is a massive protest on social media in Sri Lanka against the group of Indian industrialist Gautam Adani. It has been alleged that the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, by pressurizing Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, got this energy project for the Adani Group. Majestic of Colombo on June 16 at 2 pm. This protest has been called in front of the city. People have been asked to gather here through posters.

The controversy began when Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) chairman MMC Ferdinando, who later resigned, told a parliamentary panel that he had been told by President Rajapaksa that PM Modi had financed the wind power project directly from the Adani Group. was pressured to give. However, President Rajapaksa has denied this claim.

But a letter shows that a proposal was made by the Government of India to the Government of Sri Lanka to approve a 500 MW renewable energy project in Mannar district. There was also a suggestion to approve the Adani Group for this. In this regard, instructions have been cited by the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

At the same time, the Adani group has said that it is disappointed with this controversy. An Adani Group spokesperson said, “Our intention to invest in Sri Lanka is to meet the needs of a valued neighbour. As a responsible corporate, we see this as an essential part of the partnership that these two countries have always had. ‘Share’. We are obviously very disappointed with the detraction that has come to the fore in the matter. The fact is that the Sri Lankan government has already looked into the issue internally.” India has not yet responded to these allegations or to the letter.