▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁helped ▁text ile ▁industry ▁in ▁India . ▁He ▁modern ised ▁all ▁seven ▁mill s . ▁They ▁had ▁ 1 2 % ▁of ▁India ' s ▁total ▁spin ning ▁capacity ▁and ▁ 2 4 % ▁of ▁Ah med abad ' s ▁total ▁we aving ▁capacity ▁resulting ▁in ▁they ▁were ▁sevent h ▁largest ▁cot ton ▁consumer ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁in ▁India . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁his ▁business ▁group ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁business ▁houses ▁indul ging ▁in ▁black - mark eting . ▁R . ▁K . ▁Sh an mu k ham ▁Ch et ty , ▁the ▁fin ance ▁minister ▁and ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁K ast urb hai ▁had ▁to ▁res ign ▁for ▁reported ly ▁suggesting ▁that ▁its ▁name ▁be ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁list . ▁The ▁In come ▁Tax ▁department ▁followed ▁its ▁alleg ations ▁with ▁a ▁sp ate ▁of ▁in qui ries ▁and ▁after ▁almost ▁ten ▁years , ▁absol ved ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁any ▁wrong do ing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁his ▁trust ed ▁ad visor ▁and ▁general ▁manage ▁D ah y ab hai ▁Mot il al ▁Pat el ▁help ▁strateg ise ▁and ▁start ▁ ▁At ul ▁Limited ▁( liter ally , ▁' in com par able '), ▁India ' s ▁first ▁modern ▁dy est uff ▁manufact urer , ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁American ▁Cy an am id ▁Company . ▁It ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁prime ▁minister , ▁J aw ah ar l al ▁Ne