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Investor body slams Vedanta
INVESTOR advisory group Pirc yesterday criticised miner Vedanta for its political donations in India.
Pirc said shareholders should not support the FTSE 100-listed firm’s annual report, its accounts or the reappointment of executive chairman Anil Agarwal at the annual meeting on 28 August.
The group said Vedanta made political donations of $2.01m in the last year, ahead of the Indian general election, compared to just $20,000 in the previous year. Pirc said this was “a questionable use of shareholders’ money”.
It also recommends opposing Deloitte’s role as auditor. Vedanta declined to comment yesterday.