Wednesday, November 6

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Ban on Pak Artists, Nation First: Mukesh Ambani
INDIA

Ban on Pak Artists, Nation First: Mukesh Ambani

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Monday joined issue with those opposing a ban on Pakistan artists in India, saying the nation should come first and not art and culture. "I am absolutely clear about one thing -- for me, it is always country first. I am not an intellectual, so I don't understand all these. But undoubtedly like for all Indians, India is the first for me," Ambani said in Mumbai on Monday. The billionaire businessman was answering questions from the audience on ban on Pakistan actors and other artists at the 'Off the Cuff' show organised by The Print, a digital media outfit owned by senior journalists Shekhar Gupta and Barkha Dutt. Asked whether he would join politics, Ambani replied in the negative, saying "I am not made for politics." The statement from the ri...