TIL Desk/Business/New Delhi/ NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and his wife Radhika Roy have resigned as the directors of promoter group vehicle RRPR Holding Private Limited as the Adani group neared its takeover of the television channel. RRPR, which has been acquired by the Adani group, held 29.18 per cent stake in the news channel.
The Roys, however, still hold a 32.26 per cent stake in NDTV as promoters and have not resigned from the board of the news channel. In a stock exchange filing late on Tuesday, New Delhi Television Ltd said the two have resigned as directors on the board of RRPR Holding Private Limited (RRPRH) with immediate effect.
Prannoy Roy is the chairperson of NDTV and Radhika Roy is an executive director. The board of RRPR Holding has approved the appointment of Sudipta Bhattacharya, Sanjay Pugalia and Senthil Sinniah Chengalvarayan as directors on its board with immediate effect, NDTV said. The appointments and resignations were approved by the RRPRH board at its meeting on Tuesday. The three are nominees of Adani group which earlier this week had taken control of RRPR Holdings.
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