Anil calls on fertiliser, petroleum secretaries

Amid a gas supply dispute that his firm is having with elder brother Mukesh-run RIL, Anil Ambani today met Fertiliser Secretary Atul Chaturvedi, who believes family agreements should take a backseat to national interest.

Anil was closeted with Chaturvedi for about 40 minutes and followed it up with a brief interaction with Petroleum Secretary R S Pandey and is believed to have discussed issues relating to gas supply to his group firm RNRL by RIL.

The billionaire industrialist, however, did not take questions from reporters after his meetings.

Chaturvedi had earlier written to the Anil Ambani group, saying: “Our understanding is that any family settlement would not over-ride the sovereign right of the government to formulate policies aimed at larger public interest” and had hinted that legal remedy would be sought if the sovereign right is compromised.

While prioritising natural gas allocation, the government had given first preference to fertiliser units, followed by power utilities.