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Govt vs RBI: Patel may resign at next board meeting on Nov 19, says report

People in the know say that he too may take a call on whether or not to continue, if Patel chooses to quit

Urjit Patel, RBI Governor
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Urjit Patel, RBI Governor

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Urjit Patel might resign as RBI governor at the next board meeting on November 19, if the dispute between the central bank and the government escalates further, according to a report by moneylife.in. 
 
The website quoted unnamed sources “who are in touch with the governor” as saying that Patel is not only tired of the fight with the government, but it has also been impacting his health in a big way.
 
Calling Patel “an unusual governor”, the author of the report, Sucheta Dalal, said he is extremely introverted and unimpressed by the trappings of power that the post

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