The Indian government has termed the US indictment of industrialist Gautam Adani and others as a "legal matter involving private individuals and private entities and the US Department of Justice." In its first official comment since the charges were filed,

The comments were the first official reaction from the Indian government to the indictment of Adani, the chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group and one of the world's richest people, and came more than a week after it was unsealed in New York.

India's foreign ministry said on Friday that bribery allegations against billionaire Gautam Adani by U.S. authorities is a legal matter between private firms and the U.S. Department of Justice and that New Delhi is not involved in the case at this point.

The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Friday said the allegations against the Adani Group top executives were a legal matter involving private firms and individuals and the US Department of Justice.

The MEA spokesperson mentioned that the Indian government was not informed in advance about the indictment and is not part of the 'conversation' at this point.

India on Friday responded to the charges filed by US prosecutors against industrialist Gautam Adani and several others, clarifying that it is a legal matter involving private firms and individuals, as well as the US Department of Justice.

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