The crisis-hit group also said it will overcome this "momentary constraint" once its bank accounts and properties are de-frozen by the Supreme Court and the judicial custody of its Chairman Subrata Roy is recalled.
"Sahara stands on strong foundations which are evident from its un-withered standing even during the current constraints," it said in a statement.
Asserting that the RBI's latest decision "is not at all any kind of blow to Sahara in any manner, the group said the RBI in 2008 had issued an order banning NBFC (Non-Banking Financial Company) business of one of Sahara's company - Sahara India Financial Corporation Ltd (SIFCL).
"In pursuance of this, SIFCL and the RBI in a series of meetings in a mutually accepted manner decided a sun-set period for the NBFC business of SIFCL, whereby from 2011, SIFCL was to stop taking fresh deposits and return the erstwhile deposits and eventually, in 2015 close the NBFC.
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"It is in pursuance of this mutually decided upon arrangement and as per the wish of Sahara that the RBI has cancelled this licence and therefore is not at all any kind of blow... To Sahara in any manner, as is being mentioned by some," the group said.
"Moreover, the actual reason behind Sebi's action is that Sebi has asked to change the sponsor company in which Subrata Roy Sahara was there. Sebi can only explain the basis of their decision to do so. However, Sahara is in the process of doing the needful as Sebi has directed," it added.
The RBI had yesterday said it has SIFCL's certificate of registration as NBFC with effect from September 3. The NBFC was registered in December 1998.