George Soros' claims of Adani-Modi link spark uproar in India

BJP accuses billionaire of undermining democracy; Congress keeps its distance

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Billionaire George Soros has predicted that the Adani affair 'will significantly weaken Modi's stranglehold on India's federal government and open the door to push for much-needed institutional reforms.' (Source photos by AP and Getty Images) 

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- Billionaire George Soros has kicked up a storm in India by predicting that the Adani crisis "will significantly weaken" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "stranglehold" on government.

His remarks have led to furious pushback from both the ruling and opposition camps, with Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party saying on Friday that the 92-year-old investor has "now declared his ill intentions to intervene in the democratic processes" of the South Asian nation.

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