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HDFC Bank chairman's sudden exit exposes leadership strains at top Indian lender

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A surprise exit of HDFC Bank's chairman triggered a $16 billion stock rout at India's largest private lender, sharply focusing scrutiny on the CEO. Reports of acrimony in top management and investor unease about the bank's underperformance versus peers signal heightened governance and sentiment risk that could pressure the stock and spill into the sector.

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A surprise exit of HDFC Bank's chairman triggered a $16 billion stock rout at India's largest private lender, sharply focusing scrutiny on the CEO. Reports of acrimony in top management and investor unease about the bank's underperformance versus peers signal heightened governance and sentiment risk that could pressure the stock and spill into the sector.

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