![]() ![]() ![]() “Transparency helps you when there is nothing to hide. A business journalist who covered the coal ministry when Swarup was the coal secretary told me how the bureaucrat didn’t mind discussing every issue related to coal field auctions threadbare, and on record, even when things were not going according to the Modi government’s projections. He exudes warmth, has an easy sense of humour, and doesn’t duck any questions. He is lean, almost six feet and is dressed in grey shirt and dark blue trousers with a dark grey blazer. I have no problem staying in this house,” says Swarup as he ushers me in. “I don’t believe in this astrological bogus of 13 being an unlucky number. ![]() The elevator stops at the 13th floor but the house number says 12 something. Unlike most of his former colleagues, who generally end up in Sector 15A, one of the poshest areas in the region, he has chosen a somewhat nondescript address. I arrive at Swarup’s apartment in Noida, on the outskirts of Delhi. ![]()
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