Amit Kalyani has been re-appointed to the board of pharmaceutical company Hikal , with shareholders overwhelmingly supporting his return at the company’s 37th annual general meeting on Tuesday.

The Hiremath family voted in favour of Kalyani’s re-appointment. Despite an ongoing family feud over the ownership of Hikal, Jai Hiremath and Sugandha Hiremath chose to prioritise board continuity and the company’s future, people in the know said.

Kalyani’s reappointment was supported by 99.59 % votes

Amit Kalyani, the son of Bharat Forge chairman and managing director Baba Kalyani, had sought re-appointment as a non-executive, non-independent director.

The resolution for his re-appointment received support from 257 members accounting for 99.59%, or 95,147,916, votes. Sixteen members cast vo

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