New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- Former LIC Chairperson Siddhartha Mohanty on Saturday asserted that the government "never interferes directly or indirectly in any investment decision of LIC" and a "misleading narrative" is sought to be created by a news report in a foreign publication.

In a post on X, Mohanty referred to allegations levelled in a report by the Washington Post and called upon the publication to remove "the said unverified content from all digital and print platforms".

"Some misleading narrative is created by Washington Post against LIC's investment in Adani Group under instructions of the Govt. From my experience as ex-Chairman and CEO&MD I affirm that Govt never interferes directly or indirectly in any lnvestment decision of LIC....