Prime MinisterManmohan Singh, Opposition leader L K Advani, business tycoons Mukesh and AnilAmbani, corporate czar Ratan Tata and star cricketer Sachin Tendulkar have beennamed among the 50 most powerful people in India by American magazineBusinessWeek.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Congressleader Pranab Mukherjee, music maestro A R Rahman, BSP chief Mayawati, Olympicsgold medalist Abhinav Bindra and Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)Chairman C B Bhave also feature in the league of 50.

The magazine pointed out that the list of 'India's 50 Most Powerful People2009' reflects the impact of the Satyam scandal and the global economic crisis.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat, Mahindraand Mahindra's Managing Director Anand Mahindra, steel czar Lakshmi Mittal,telecom tycoon Sunil Mittal, Indian Premier League Chairman Lalit Modi andIndian Space Research Organisation's Chairman G Madhavan Nair and bankers -- KV Kamath and Deepak Parekh also feature in the list.

"In modern India, even powerful reigns can be short-lived. In the newestedition of BusinessWeek's list of the 50 most influential Indians, politiciansjostle for space with professors, businessmen with cricketers," themagazine said.