'Chinese influence', 'Control behind closed doors': EasemyTrip's Nishant Pitti levels new allegations against MakemyTrip | Company Business News

Easemy -Creep -Founder and Chairman Nishant Pitti doubled on Friday with new allegations on his competitive company MakemyTrip and said the board was under Chinese influence. “MakemyTrip can reject it as a ‘motivated accusation’, but if national security is at stake, silence is not an option,” Nishant Pitti said in a post on X on Saturday. The incident came to light when Pitti, founder of EasemyTrip on May 14, said that one of its competitive companies is mainly owned by China, which could access information from India’s defense staff. ‘The Indian Army books that discount tickets via a platform owned by China, and enter the Defense, route and date. Our enemies know where our soldiers are flying, “he said at the time without calling MakemyTrip, but made it clear through screenshots of the company he was talking about. Nishant Pitti’s latest attack on MakemyTrip in his X -mail Friday, Pitti said that MakemyTrip’s board is “under influence”. “Half of MakemyTrip’s board of directors – 5 out of 10 directors have direct ties with China, including important appointments by http://trip.com, a company with Chinese ownership,” he said. The EasemyTrip founder also accused MakemyTrip of being “behind closed doors”. “3 of the four most strategic board committees are led or led by directors with clear Chinese affiliates, or they have disproportionately gave an unbelieving swing.” Pitti supported its allegations with screenshots of MakemyTrip’s website. “Cosmetic changes do not change control,” he said. “The appointment of a new director on 14 May 2025 changes little. A single council kick cannot hide the deep-rooted structure of Chinese-backed influence that forms the board and committee dynamics.” MakemyTrip’s position when Livemint reached out to MakemyTrip on Saturday, he refused to change his earlier stance, emphasizing that it was only an Indian company. As for Pitti’s initial allegations, a spokesman told Livemint on Thursday that the company is exclusively Indian with a diverse shareholder base around the world. “MakemyTrip is a proud Indian company, founded by Indians, with its headquarters in India and trusts for more than 25 years by millions of Indian travelers. We are a publicly listed company on the Nasdaq, with a diverse shareholder base stretching the world,” a MakemyTrip spokeswoman said. The company further said that its operations were independent and refused to comment on the accusations. “Our operations are independent, led by an experienced team of Indian professionals who bring a wealth of expertise and a commitment to excellence. We like strict standards for corporate governance, which comply with all applicable Indian laws and privacy frameworks.” “We do not comment on malicious or motivated accusations and remain focused on offering our best services to our clients as a responsible Indian business.”