Forced to buy MF Husain painting from Priyanka Gandhi, lured with Padma Award, alleges Rana Kapoor

Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor alleged in his testimony to the Enforcement Directorate that he was compelled to buy an MF Hussain painting from Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and that the profits of the transaction were used to pay for Congress president Sonia Gandhi's medical care in New York. Rana Kapoor has also claimed that former petroleum minister Murli Deora advised him that refusing to purchase the M F Husain artwork would not only hinder him from developing a connection with the Gandhi family, but would also prevent him from receiving the 'Padma Bhushan' award. According to the ED's chargesheet, after Kapoor paid Rs 2 crore by cheque for the painting, 'Milind Deora (son of the late Murli Deora and former Congress MP) subsequently conveyed to him privately that the sale profits were used by the Gandhi family for Sonia Gandhi's medical treatment in New York.'