Refusing to comment on intense speculation over his tenure extension, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday said he has very “cordial” relations with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and his long term desire is to go back to the academia.
Rajan, who has been outspoken on various issues, also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ending Government’s interferences in public sector banks.
Terming his relationship with the Government “extremely cordial,” the Governor said “there has never been a serious disagreement between me and Arun Jaitley”.
“Its extremely cordial. Whether its Mr (P) Chidambaram (former Finance Minister), whether its secretary to Government, whether Mr Jaitley whether it is any body else, all conversations are respectful of each other’s position and informative,” he told TV Channels.