Rasna chairman Piruz Khambatta, a Parsi, makes it a point to say that he has a relative who is a Patel. And there are two different narratives.One, that Gujarat is attracting youngsters looking for jobs from across the country. The Adanis represent the big business in Gujarat which flourished in the Modi era and has now gone global. Along with business partner Saurin Parikh, he leads the 4,000-odd businessmen who are cotton ginners, of which 30% are in Gujarat. Patel’s business extends from cotton ginning to cotton seed oil mills and edible oil refining.

Source: Economic Times December 02, 2017 18:30 UTC