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InGovern: HDFC Bank episode a personality-driven aberration
Financial Express Kolkata
|April 17, 2026
PROXY ADVISORY FIRM InGovern Research Services has termed the resignation of HDFC Bank’s Part-time Chairman Atanu Chakraborty as a “one-off aberration” caused more by personality and individual values than by any structural governance lapse at the bank.
In a report released two days ahead of the lender’s Q4 and FY26 results, the firm noted that while the sudden exit initially unsettled investors, the lender's governance framework and financial fundamentals remain strong.
“This seems to be a one-off aberration and a personality-driven issue,” said Shriram Subramanian, managing director of InGovern, adding that Chakraborty’s resignation letter and subsequent statements did not point to any specific governance failure. According to him, the episode reflects an individual dilemma, rather than an institutional weakness.
This story is from the April 17, 2026 edition of Financial Express Kolkata.
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