SEBI Dismisses Hindenburg's Manipulation Allegations Against Adani Group Companies

Markets regulator Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has dismissed allegations of stock manipulation levelled by US Short Seller Hindenburg Research against Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani and the group's companies, including Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports and Adani Power. 

SEBI has said no violations were found and has levied no penalties.

The Adani Group has consistently denied the allegations made by the short seller, whose founder, Nate Anderson, had announced in January that it would be disbanded.

Speaking about the hit jobs by Hindenburg later, Gautam Adani had highlighted the importance of "rising stronger after every fall".

"Over the years, we have assembled a set of leaders who dare to repeatedly venture into the unknown. Even in the face of unprecedented challenges, it is their guts that inspire others to rise. This form of leadership is the very essence of what defines the Adani Group," he had said.

"And our leadership spirit was never more visible than during the financial market attack in January last year. It was a short-selling attack initiated from abroad. This was not a typical financial strike. It was a dual assault targeting our financial stability and pulling us into a political storm. It was a calculated move, timed just days before the close of our Follow-on Public Offer (FPO) and designed to cause maximum damage - and further amplified by certain media with vested interests," the Adani Group chairman emphasised. 

Source: India Today