Adani donates ₹10K-cr to celebrate son's wedding

Breaking away from the billionaire wedding norm, Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group and one of the world's richest men, chose to go with simplicity as his son Jeet Adani tied the knot in a traditional ceremony, marking the occasion with a ₹10,000 crore wedding gift for social causes.

- HT Correspondent

AHMEDABAD:

A person close to the business tycoon said that Gautam Adani's decision to make a sizeable donation would benefit the general public in multiple ways.

"A major portion of this donation is expected to go into funding massive infrastructure initiatives in health care, education and skill development. These initiatives will focus on giving all sections of society access to a network of affordable world-class hospitals and medical colleges, affordable top-tier K-12 schools and advanced global skill academies with assured employability," this person said, asking not to be named.

Without the usual fleet of private jets ferrying guests, or performers lighting up the stage, Jeet Adani's wedding was an intimate family affair. Adani's decision aligned with his recent statement at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj about keeping the celebration "simple and traditional," the person quoted above said.

At Prayagraj on January 21, when asked by reporters at the Maha Kumbh if his son's wedding would be a "Maha Kumbh of celebrities," as was being widely speculated, Gautam Adani said, "Definitely not. We are like common people. Jeet came here to take Ma Ganga's blessings. His marriage will happen in a simple and traditional way."

The wedding took place on Friday at the Belvedere Club in Ahmedabad's Adani Shantigram township, where Jeet Adani tied the knot with Diva, the daughter of diamond trader Jaimin Shah.