The magazine had carried the story in its June issue. The report said officials in the ministry of finance (including ­Finance Minister Arun Jaitley) and the ministry of industry and commerce ­(including Minister of State Nirmala ­Sitharaman) did not respond to detailed questionnaires sent by EPW. The Adani Group is headed by Gautam Adani, who is said to be a close associate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.