Pune, Sept. 18 -- After the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) gave a clean chit to the Adani Group on all charges levelled by Hindenburg Research, Political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla slammed the now-defunct US-based short-seller, calling it "a hyena that wanted to create a bloodbath in Indian markets".

"The Hindenburg Group was not a hedge fund, rather a hyena that wanted to create a bloodbath in India, in the Indian markets and like vultures, then scoop in and take all the profits for themselves and they did it. They took all the money, and today they have shut down." Poonawalla told ANI on Thursday.

Poonawalla hailed the market regulator's fact-based and well-balanced report, adding that the SEBI report effectively addres...