Promoter Hinduja backs IndusInd Bank’s MD, says lender’s balance sheet strong
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Ashok Hinduja, chairman of IndusInd International Holdings Ltd (IIHL), the promoter of IndusInd Bank, expressed complete confidence in the ability of the bank’s managing director (MD) and chief executive officer Sumant Kathpalia to steer the bank through its challenges. Hinduja’s backing came on a day when IndusInd Bank’s stock dropped 27.17% to its 52-week low.
In an interview with Mint, Hinduja pointed out that the bank’s net worth of ₹65,102 crore and other key metrics were adequate to absorb any setbacks arising from discrepancies of approximately ₹1,530 crore in the derivatives account balances. Edited excerpts: RBI (Reserve Bank of India) has reappointed him for one year. He already clarified that he came to know there was an issue in October, and they have also appointed a third-party agency.
So why will it be a problem for him? It’s a five-seven-year-old issue from when he was not heading the bank. In any case, nobody’s asked him to discontinue and RBI has given him the reappointment letter after knowing everything. Also read | IndusInd Bank’s investors scream trust is not meant to be broken I’m not a part of the day-to-day operations of the bank, nor am I on the board.
I have told the market and investors that our full support is there, like it always has been in the past. In the business of banking, problems may arise for many a reason—technical or employee-led. Luckily, it is not a fraud; that part is clear.
The question of confidence is only because of the hit to the bank, but the balance sheet is strong. The bank has also guided that it will continue to report a profit in Q4FY25 after adjusting for all this. The net worth is around ₹65,000 crore and a hit of ₹1,500
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