More than a year after revelations by Hindenburg Research pulled the rug from under Adani Group stocks, Gautam Adani termed the report as "baseless accusations by a foreign short-seller". In an impassioned speech to shareholders at the annual general meeting (AGM) of Adani Enterprises, the group chairman called the accusations an unprecedented attack on the company's integrity and honour and added that its three core values – the courage to withstand, trust in its capabilities and commitment to purpose, helped the group ride the tide. Gautam Adani said the attack was different from typical short-sellers who looked for financial gains. He called it a two-pronged attack aimed at hurting the group's financial standing and, at the same time, an information distortion campaign, dragging the group into a political battlefield.