First, the raids. Then, the takeovers. Finally, the silence.
For 11 years, india has watched a bizarre pattern play out in slow motion: government agencies storm into companies, seize documents, freeze accounts, and smear reputations. And when the dust settles, Adani walks in as the new owner. The coincidence is so consistent it no longer feels like a coincidence—it feels like a playbook.
Step 1: Weaponize The Agencies 🚔
• CBI, ED, IT, and CCI raids are no longer about justice—they’re about creating pressure points.
• NDTV was raided in 2017 by the CBI. Five years later, adani buys it.
• GVK airports raided by ED. Soon after, adani took over mumbai airport.
• Holcim’s cement arm was raided in 2020. In 2022, adani acquired Ambuja & ACC.
• The raids are the opening act—fear, chaos, and headlines.
Step 2: Enter adani As The ‘Savior’ 💼
• Once the target is weakened, Adani swoops in—not as a vulture, but dressed as a rescuer.
• Companies under pressure suddenly find Adani’s offers irresistible.
• media giants, airports, cement empires—one by one, they fall into the same hands.
👉 In any healthy democracy, this would be a scandal. In india, it’s sold as “business genius.”
Step 3: The audience Is Distracted 📺
• While raids and acquisitions unfold, the public is fed nonstop propaganda:
• Endless debates on religion, temples, Bollywood, and Pakistan.
• Meanwhile, India’s economic backbone is being concentrated into one corporate hand.
👉 The sleight of hand is masterful—the audience claps for the magician while their pockets are picked.
NDTV, Airports, Cement—The Dominoes Keep Falling 🏢
• NDTV: Independent journalism raided, silenced, and absorbed.
• mumbai Airport: From GVK’s hands to Adani’s empire after ED heat.
• Holcim & Sanghi Cement: Raids soften the ground, adani builds the castle.
• The Quint & krishnapatnam Port: IT raids, followed by yet another adani handshake.
• Different industries, same story: the state plays the villain, adani plays the hero, and the prize is always ownership.
The Biggest Conflict Of Interest In Modern india 🔥
• When government agencies raid competitors and one chosen businessman repeatedly benefits, the line between capitalism and cronyism collapses. What we see isn’t a free market—it’s a captured state.
• Agencies meant to protect the public interest have turned into Adani’s acquisition department.
• National institutions are being hollowed out into tools for private expansion.
Seva Or Systematic Loot?
For 11 years, we’ve been told this is “seva”—service to the nation. But who is being served?
• Not the citizens.
• Not the economy.
• Not the democratic ideal.
The only one being served is India’s most powerful businessman.
👉 Bottom Line: This isn’t capitalism. This isn’t reform. This isn’t even a coincidence. It’s a pattern so glaring that silence itself becomes complicity. The raids are the curtain raiser, the takeovers the climax, and the audience—us—is too hypnotized by propaganda to notice the plot.
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