“Adani did not meet me nor did I meet him,” Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin clarified.

Speaking in the Assembly on Tuesday, Stalin clarified, “There were speculations in the media that Adani met me recently. I would like to categorically state that there was no such meeting. “ On the Adani issue, the INDIA alliance has been insisting on a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe, he added.

State Electricity Minister V Senthilbalaji had already made a statement on the issue, he said. He added that there are many rumours about the Adani group’s investment in the State.

• Read: Adani bribery allegations: Ex-YSRCP Minister distances himself from SECI deal

Senthilbalaji said on November 21 that there is no commercial link between the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) and Adani Group companies.

• Read: Andhra Pradesh gives extension till December 25 to Adani Green Energy for supplying RE power

He was reacting to reports on the indictment of industrialist Gautam Adani and seven others in a US court on fraud and bribery charges. The minister then said he read a few social media posts on allegations against Adani. The names of several State discoms, including that of Tamil Nadu, were mentioned in the posts.

As the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board was concerned, there was no commercial link with the Adani group of firms over the last three years, the minister said.

Adani Group founder Gautam Adani and his son Karan Adani visited Chennai recently. However, no information was made public about their purpose in visiting the city.