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NEW DELHI: The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) on Wednesday sought to distance itself from the study on "Economic Freedom of States of India" published by the Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies, in which Gujarat has been mentioned as the "Best Governed State in India." Though the report has been in the public domain for over a fortnight and the Gujarat Government has been flaunting it ever since, the clarification came on a day when full-page "Always Enterprising Gujarat" advertisements appeared in leading dailies. The advertisement claims in bold letters that Gujarat had been adjudged the "Best Governed State" by the RGF. Reacting to this, the Foundation sought to underline the fact that the report was published by the Institute — a point acknowledged in the advertisement at the bottom of the page. A statement issued by the RGF said the Institute was an "independent `think tank' within the Foundation" which publishes a range of studies on diverse subjects for public debate on the "clear understanding that the views expressed in its publications are those of the authors, not of the Institute." Such being the case, the RGF's contention is that the "Institute's recently published study on `Economic Freedom of States of India' similarly reflects the views of the authors, not those of the Foundation or its chairperson and trustees." After the report became public, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi publicly thanked RGF chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi for the distinction given to the State.
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