Dish TV shareholders vote against annual accounts, director appointment

77.63% of votes cast against adoption of annual audited financial statements

The shareholders of satellite TV broadcaster Dish TV India rejected the adoption of the company’s annual accounts and the reappointment of Director Ashok Kurien to the company’s board. The company had held its annual shareholders’ meeting on December 30, but did not disclose the results citing pending litigation.

According to the voting results announced on Tuesday — a day after the Securities and Exchange Board of India sent a notice to Dish TV India for non-disclosure of AGM results – the company said 77.6 per cent of votes were polled against the adoption of annual accounts and 78.9 per cent of