Asaduddin Owaisi slams Mukesh Ambani's Gas Deal and his Antilia Home in Mumbai
Tandur Feb 25, 2014: In his latest speech, AIMIM President and Hyderabad MP Mr. Asaduddin Owaisi slammed Mukesh Ambani for his KG D6 Basin Gas Deal for accused Mukesh Ambani of building his home Antilia on Wakf Property.
Arvind Kejriwal comments in a letter to Mukesh Ambani:
"You have made your multistoreyed residence on Wakf land. This land had been set aside for an orphanage. You have stolen the right of poor and orphaned Muslim children. Didn't you defame yourself by doing this?
A few gas wells belonging to the Country were allotted to you in 2000. You were supposed to extract gas and give it to the government. The gas belongs to us, the people of India. We are the owners of this gas. You were only a contractor appointed to extract the gas. However, cleverly you became the owner of the gas. You started "selling" the gas to the government.
Because the Congress is in your pocket, it always bowed before your bullying. The Congress kept increasing the price of gas under your pressure and the nation kept wailing. Because of you, the prices of electricity, fertilizer and cooking gas kept rising. When it crossed all limits, Mr. Jaipal Reddy opposed you. He was the Minister for Oil and Gas at that time. You got Mr. Jaipal Reddy transferred. Because of you many things have become increasingly expensive in India and the people are groaning under the load of these high prices. Do these shenanigans suit you? Do such acts not defame you?"
Courtesy: Business Insider.
Antilia House facts:
1. The 400,000-square foot is 27 stories, high, but since some ceilings are double-height, it's closer to the size of a 40-story building.
2. Contrary to many media reports, Antilia is not located in the slums. It sits Altamount Road, one of the most expensive addresses in the world.
3. Unlike most of the world's wealthiest people, Antilia is the Ambanis' sole residence. They used to live in another Mumbai building that they shared with Mukesh's mother and brother.
4. A large staff is employed in the home but the kids, two of whom currently attend college in the US, still clean their rooms when they are home.
5. Antilia contains a multi-story garage with space for 168 cars. It also has three helipads on the roof, in case you prefer to arrive by air.
6. The lobby alone has nine elevators.
7. There is also a spa, terraced gardens and a temple where the family prays regularly.
8. It also has a ballroom, guest suites and theater that seats 50.
9. The family's living quarters are on the top floors "because we wanted the sunlight," says Nita Ambani.
10. Two design motifs—the sun and the lotus—are repeated throughout the mansion in rare materials like crystal, marble, and mother-of-pearl.
11. The Ambanis are vegetarians and teetotalers, and only serve wine during cocktail hours. Meals are vegetarian and alcohol-free.
12. The home is named after a mythical island in the Atlantic Ocean.
