NEW DELHI : Not seem to be convinced with India's sovereign rating downgrade by Moody's, Kotak Mahindra Bank managing director Uday Kotak on Tuesday said credit rating is a matter of opinion.
Moody's Investors Service on Monday downgraded the country's rating by one notch to 'Baa3', the lowest in the investment grade, with a negative outlook on worries over growth and fiscal risks. "As of now, including the global financial crisis, that matter of opinion (rating) has proved that there has been no legal liability for that opinion being right or wrong," Kotak quipped.
It is to be noted that the big three rating agencies, including Moody's, came under heavy criticism after the global financial crisis for giving favourable ratings to insolvent