New Delhi: Industrialist Mukesh Ambani, Ratan Tata, L N Mittal and Gautam Adani were among the who's who of corporate India present at the grand swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Cabinet of Ministers in New Delhi Thursday.
Since his time as the Gujarat Chief Minister, Modi has been very close to the Ambani family. The Ambani's too have been vocal supporters of Modi and his policies. Mukesh Ambani, along with wife Nita Ambani and son Anant Ambani, have arrived to attend the swearing in ceremony.
Gautam Adani has also reached the Rashtrapati Bhavan to attend the PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony. Adani, like the Ambanis, has also been close to Modi. Tata and Chandrasekaran were among the early arrivals at the venue, and were seen engaged in discussions as the other guests arrived on the red carpet. Sharing seats in the front row, along with the Tata top executives, was TV baron Rajat Sharma.
After a landslide election victory in the 17th Lok Sabha elections, Modi-led BJP had secured 303 seats on its own. The swearing-in ceremony, administered by President Ram Nath Kovind, for the Modi 2.0 government is a grand affair with an estimated over 6,000 invitees.
Bollywood starts Shahid Kapoor, Karan Johar, Kangana Ranaut, Rajanikanth have already reached the venue of PM Modi's oath taking ceremony. Renowned playback singer Asha Bhonsle was also among the audience.
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