Coincidentally, TMC Minister Anubrata Mondal had himself won ₹1 crore lottery in December 2021. CBI's probe into the matter revealed that he won ₹10 lakhs from another lottery in 2019 as well.
Also known as the 'lottery king', Santiago Martin has close ties with several political parties including the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Kerala, Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (DMK) in Tamil Nadu, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal and the Congress party.
While it was anticipated by many that Adani Group and Reliance Group will feature prominently in the Electoral Bonds list, the two behemoths are not even mentioned
The Election Commission of India on Thursday released the data of Electoral Bonds bought by various entities from the State Bank of India and the recipients of such bonds.
The details of the sale and purchase of electoral bonds shared by the SBI are in a raw form, India Today reported citing sources. The raw data reveals who bought bonds worth how much and in favour of which political party.