Noble Laureate Amartya Sen at Express ADDA. Noble Laureate Amartya Sen at Express ADDA. Highly critical of the demonetisation, Sen opined that it has failed to eliminate black money though Modi would continue to get the ‘benefit of doubt’. As regards the black money, Sen said it was puzzling why the government opted to eliminate tiny 6 per cent black money by demonetising 86 per cent of the currency. Fake money problem was not something you want to hold while economy in ransom,” the Nobel laureate said.

Source: Indian Express January 10, 2017 18:00 UTC