EaseMyTrip founder turns up heat on rival MakeMyTrip over Chinese ownership

EaseMyTrip Founder and Chairman Nishant Pitti on Friday turned up the heat on rival MakeMyTrip over the alleged Chinese ownership of the latter, saying 5 out of its 10 board of directors have direct ties to China. In a post on X, he said three of the four most strategic board committees in MakeMyTrip “are either led or significantly influenced by directors with clear Chinese affiliations”.

While MakeMyTrip declined to comment on Pitti’s latest allegations, it maintained its earlier stance of being an Indian company, fully complying with all applicable laws of the country and data privacy frameworks.