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Bad blood

From the Indian epics we have stories of brotherly love, of obedience and subservience

Anil Ambani Mukesh Ambani, RCom, Jio
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In December 2017, RCom, led by Anil Ambani (right), had signed a Rs 25,000-crore deal with Jio as part of debt-restructuring efforts

Arundhuti Dasgupta
Last week Anil Ambani publicly thanked his brother and sister-in-law for bailing him out of an expensive corner, expressing deep gratitude for their largesse. His statement buried years of acrimony and many believe could, perhaps, repair the rift between the brothers that has split the empire and the family since the death of their father. Another pair of battling brothers, Shivinder and Malvinder Singh, is still spewing vitriol. At stake is an empire worth billions. 

Brothers fight; sibling rivalry is neither new nor unusual. In the myths that underline several ancient cultures and religions, the relationship defines an archetype of