Adani group chairman Gautam Adani has clarified that he was not speaking on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he had a conversation with journalist Rajdeep Sardesai about his fracas with alleged BJP supporters at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

Adani told the Economic Times from Washington DC that he had "bumped into Sardesai at a restaurant in DC where I asked him about the incident and said no leader would support such behaviour. And Modi is no exception.

"I met Rajdeep at an Indian restaurant in DC last evening where we chatted for a few minutes. The topic of his manhandling came up where I told him that no leader will approve such kind of incident and Modi is no exception.

"Rajdeep told me about this incident in detail and said he regretted what had happened. He said the crowd had abused his son which had upset him greatly, " said Adani.

Adani was emphatic that the PM had had no conversation with him on the issue and neither was he asked to convey anything to Sardesai. "Why would the PM discuss such a small issue," said Adani.

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