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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan in Maharashtra

‘Modi builds highways but where are our jobs?’: rising inequality looms over India’s election

Children wearing Narendra Modi masks ride a bicycle in Varanasi
Children wearing Narendra Modi masks ride a bicycle in Varanasi. Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/AFP/Getty Images

It wasn’t even the real wedding, just the pre-wedding party. But that didn’t stop India’s richest billionaire, Mukesh Ambani, whose son is set to marry the daughter of a millionaire, from throwing an affair so ostentatious that no one could question just how wealthy they are.

The pop star Rihanna was paid about $8m to perform. The catering alone cost $25m and the final bill for the glittering soiree, held in March, reportedly came in at about $150m.

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