Perplexity AI to reveal Indian politicians' stock holdings soon, says CEO Aravind Shrinivas

Perplexity AI is set to launch a new feature on its Perplexity Finance platform that will allow Indians to view the stock holdings of their politicians, bringing transparency to the financial activities of public officials.

 Perplexity AI tool to reveal Indian politicians' stock holdings

This was confirmed by the company's CEO, Aravind Srinivas, who announced via X that the new feature would be available to users in the coming weeks.

Perplexity Finance already offers to track American politicians' trading activities and holdings, and the expansion into India has attracted considerable interest and discussion online.

The news sparked interest as Aravind Srinivas addressed a question about tracking Indian politicians' investments.

Srinivas said, "Holdings of Indian politicians coming in a few weeks."

Holdings of Indian politicians coming in a few weeks. https://t.co/AWXFT0cVbM

— Aravind Srinivas (@AravSrinivas) November 1, 2025

The new tool is expected to function similarly to its US version, enabling users to search for politicians' equity positions by company or by politician.

Perplexity Finance allows users to check both the holdings and recent trading activities of American politicians, referencing financial disclosure filings from US government ethics bodies.

Politician holdings of public stocks are now available on Perplexity Finance pic.twitter.com/zUSsXWM6RP

— Aravind Srinivas (@AravSrinivas) October 30, 2025

The platform's Indian version is expected to use public documents such as annual asset declarations, election affidavits, and financial disclosures mandated by regulatory acts.

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Netizens respond

However, some netizens pointed out that "Indian politicians would not necessarily invest using their own name.

A user commented, "Mostly, they hold their assets on relatives or benami names.”

One individual wrote, "This will make or break you for Indian market.”

"Aravind, better not to get into dirty waters with the Babus. Otherwise, the public might have to lose another great product to 'policy,'” warned another user.

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