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GANDHINAGAR: Anil Ambani has been one of the most enthusiastic cheerleaders of Vibrant Gujarat from the time it began in 2003. "We have avoided all business leaders whose names could draw even the slightest negative perception. In 2009, he was among the first industrialists to hail Narendra Modi - Gujarat's chief minister at the time - as the future Prime Minister of India. But this year, his name is conspicuously missing from the list of invitees released by the Gujarat government on Tuesday for the biennial summit.His absence was also noticed when Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani recently met business leaders in Mumbai to promote the January 18-20 show. "Vibrant Summit is the most prestigious state government event, so we have taken the utmost care in inviting industry leaders," said Manoj Das , principal secretary to Rupani..