Mukesh Ambani, the world's richest energy billionaire and head of Reliance Industries, has dropped out of a business delegation accompanying Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his visit to Japan.
Ambani, who was to be part of a group of industrialists accompanying Modi on his first major bilateral visit, outside the sub-continent, sent regrets, government sources said.
While the sources gave no reasons for the move, an RIL spokesperson said: "Due to prior business commitments that need his presence, Mr Ambani will not be travelling to Japan."
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