Thread by @churumuri

Has India become a corruption-free country already? Or, are the crooks getting smarter? Just one dot from Madhya Bharat in the @guardian expose of “criminals, fraudsters and corrupt politicians” holding £80 billion worth accounts in the notorious Swiss bank @CreditSuisse.

“We can reveal today how #CreditSuisse repeatedly either opened or maintained bank accounts for a panoramic array of high-risk clients across the world”: How the @guardian showcases its expose of “criminals, fraudsters and corrupt politicians” over 7 pages.

On 9 Jan 2014, four months before he became PM, @narendramodi promised to bring back money “stolen” from India and deposited in foreign banks: “If we bring that back, each poor Indian will get Rs 15-20 lakh just like that.” @PMOIndia #CreditSuisse

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Eight years on, India is doing its utmost to bring back ‘kala dhan’ stashed away in #Swiss banks. #CreditSuisse’s India head has positioned himself as a thought leader writing op-eds full of nuance. Why, he is also a member of the economic advisory council to the PM. @PMOIndia

▪️“#CreditSuisse has a history of being involved in many scandals”
▪️“There are still bad things going on at the bank”

Whistle-blower at Swiss bank @CreditSuisse gave the German newspaper ‘Suddeutsche Zeitung’ the #SuisseSecrets data. @SZ

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So, why are there so few Indian names in the #CreditSuisse expose? Over 30,000 high net worth individuals (HNWIs) have left India and settled abroad since 2014. In 2019 alone, 7,000 desh bhakts ditched Bharat Mata. #SuisseSecrets @CreditSuisse

Read: tinyurl.com/tnycashn

The front page of ‘Suddeutsche Zeitung’ today carrying the first of its reports on @CreditSuisse. A whistle-blower approached the German daily with data on the £80 stashed away in the Swiss bank by criminals, spies and politically exposed persons (PEPs). @SZ #SuisseSecrets.