According to the source, the company is considering a possible investment in Snapdeal, but a final decision has not yet been taken.
Snapdeal, in which Ratan Tata, the former chairman of salt-to-steel Tata conglomerate, holds a stake, is also attracting attention from Japanese ecommerce company Rakuten and telecommunications company SoftBank.
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