Gautam Adani: Asia’s richest man and ‘the largest con in corporate history’

Indian billionaire accused of ‘brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud’ over decades

Gautam Adani during an event in Haifa, Israel on 31 January 2023
Gautam Adani has claimed the attacks on him are an attack on India
(Image credit: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani was until last week topping global rich lists alongside Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bernard Arnault.

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