Sore points: Sikka's salary, high severance pay to executives, poor disclosures.
Murthy talks about his role at the company, retirement plans and the direction in which Infosys is headed.
Balakrishnan, head of the BPO, Finacle and India business units at Infosys, is widely seen as a contender for CEO after the incumbent S D Shibulal's term ends in 2015.
'There will only be an institutional solution between the board and the founders to take Infosys forward.'
As record stock market rally continues, the value of shares directly owned by next-generation business leaders at 20 major corporate houses has soared over 18 per cent to Rs 17,000 crore.
'The problem is not the performance under Vishal Sikka, but the quality of Infy's board of directors, argues Debashis Basu.
Between 2000, when Steve Ballmer became the chief executive officer of Microsoft, and now, when he has announced his retirement, the company's earnings have more than doubled and its revenues have increased over three-fold.
Additional levy to eat into Rs 6,000-crore income of top promoters
A few analysts were surprised by the revenue growth of 3.8 per cent; many had expected revenue growth to be 2.5-2.7 per cent.
Murthy no more chairman emeritus; founders do not want to be addressed as promoters.
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