Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government said the US investigation into Gautam Adani involved private individuals, seeking to distance itself from the controversy.

Follow Bloomberg India on WhatsApp for exclusive content and analysis on what billionaires, businesses and markets are doing. Sign up here.Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s allies have largely refrained from commenting on the US’s shock bribery allegations against billionaire Gautam Adani,

Even these projects, all part of India’s Adani Group, barely convey the scale of a conglomerate so intertwined with government priorities that it is almost synonymous with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s India.