Modi, Ambani, Pichai among Time Person of the Year contenders

November 19, 2015 10:40

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and Google's India-born CEO Sundar Pichai are among over 50 global leaders,business chiefs and pop icons named as contenders by Time magazine for its annual 'Person of the Year' honour.

Time said Modi has "encouraged foreign direct investment in India and is trying to modernise the worlds largest

democracy", but added that the Indian leader has also "faced controversy over what some see as right-wing extremism".

On Ambani, Time said the richest person in India is the chairman of Reliance Industries "which owns everything from

telecom properties to the worlds largest crude oil refinery".

Also among the contenders is Pichai. "After 11 years at Google, most recently as co-founder Larry Page's right hand, Pichai assumed the tech giants top job," Time said.

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