RCom lenders reject resignation of Anil Ambani, 4 other directors

NEW DELHI: Reliance Communications (RCom) on Sunday said its lenders have rejected the resignation of chairman Anil Ambani and four other directors, and asked them to cooperate in the ongoing corporate insolvency resolution process.

Ambani along with four directors—Ryna Karani, Chhaya Virani, Manjari Kacker and Suresh Rangachar—had resigned from the company earlier this month.

In a BSE filing, Reliance Communications said its Committee of Creditors (CoC) had met on November 20.

“...(the committee had) expressed a unanimous view that the resignations cannot be accepted,” it noted.

The filing further said: “...it is being duly communicated to the aforesaid directors of RCom that their resignations have not been accepted and they are advised to continue to perform their duties and responsibilities as the directors of RCom and provide all cooperation to Resolution Professional in the corporate insolvency resolution process”.

RCom had posted a consolidated loss of ₹30,142 crore for September 2019 quarter due to provisioning for liabilities after the Supreme Court ruling on statutory dues.

This had marked the second highest loss posted by any Indian corporate till date, after Vodafone Idea Ltd’s ₹50,921 crore losses.

During July-September 2019, RCom set aside ₹28,314 crore on account of provisioning following the Supreme Court order on calculation of annual adjusted gross revenue (AGR) of telecom companies.