His detractors now say they're believers again, after Murthy stepped down to allow Sikka to chart his own course.
Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy on Thursday called out "fake news items", which claimed he endorsed automated trading applications and warned the public not to fall for such fraudulent claims. He also slammed "fake interviews" that used "deepfake pictures and videos" of him. In a series of posts on X, Murthy drew the attention of the public to false content being put out by malicious sites and products or services being sold fraudulently using his name and urged people to report any such instances to the concerned regulatory authorities.
The 42-year-old British Hindu leader read from the Epistle to the Colossians from the New Testament reflecting the theme of service to others, in keeping with the recent tradition of UK Prime Ministers giving readings at State occasions.
Vishal Sikka who was made vice-chairman till his successor was appointed, also quit the board with immediate effect.
Sanghrajka has spent 13 years in Infosys over two stints and has performed various leadership roles in the finance section.
A day after she praised Rohan Murthy's performance at Infosys' board meeting, the firm's newly-appointed independent director and Biocon head Kiran Mazumdar Shaw on Wednesday apologised for the remarks.
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Without panning Narayana Murthy's credentials, executives in many of these firms feel they are not sure about company's future.
N R Narayana Murthy, co-founder and chief mentor of IT major Infosys Technology, said corporate bodies in developing countries like India have a responsibility to involve themselves in philanthropic acts to help underprivileged people.
It's debatable whether going back in time -- twice in a span of four years -- by bringing back a once-proven leader at the top is the correct thing to do when Infosys desperately needs to be made future-ready.
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A video post on Reddit, which has since gone viral, shows the L&T chief saying, 'I regret that I am not able to make you work on Sundays, to be honest. If I can make you work on Sundays, I will be more happy because I work on Sundays also.'
Weighing in on the 90-hour workweek controversy, ITC Ltd chairman Sanjiv Puri said that it is more important for the workers to be aligned to the grander vision of the company rather than the number of hours put in. Giving an analogy of many workers building a castle, he said, "If you ask a mason what he is doing, he might say he is laying a brick, another might say he is building a wall but some might say he is building a castle.
Faced with a spate of senior-level exits, Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy has written to employees to reassure them that the "leadership changes" will be in the "best interest" of the company.
About 24 mn shares of Infosys worth Rs 575 cr were traded on both the exchanges on Friday compared to a three-month daily average of 14.5 mn shares worth about Rs 365 cr.
True, Infosys is on course to starting its first overseas campus in China, but only four years ago the Indian IT major's co-founder and ex-chairman, N R Narayana Murthy, was apprehensive about its expansion in the East Asian nation, according to WikiLeaks.
Co-founder Nilekani could take the role of non-executive chairman, becoming a bridge between the board and Murthy, reports Ayan Pramanik.
'After some time, they all want to know what is happening in their companies.' 'It is better they remain board members rather than talk outside.'
They expressed disappointment over the firm's performance.
No impact of exits on client engagements, says company.
The share of companies where it would take over 100 years for a median employee to earn the equivalent of their top executive's annual salary rose to 65 per cent in FY24 from 61 per cent in FY19.
Chandrashekar Kakal was operational head of the India business unit.
Infosys, country's second largest software services firm, has not made any profit on government projects because of red-tapism and other issues, its co-founder N R Narayana Murthy said.
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What is perhaps most fascinating is that Infosys was not the first large Indian IT company to raise its head, nor has it been the largest; but it has often shown a remarkable ability to market itself so that it has punched above its weight.
Liz Truss, the British foreign secretary, who has a huge lead over her rival Rishi Sunak, seems a shoo-in to travel to Balmoral Castle in Scotland next week to meet Queen Elizabeth II, the first time ever the monarch will ask a politician to form a government away from Buckingham Palace, her home in London.
The reduction in holdings comes at a time when technology firms are facing cross currency headwinds due to volatility in the global financial markets
This is the first time, perhaps, Infosys has appointed as CEO a person who has never managed P&L or has any experience in managing lakhs of employees.
Calling Infosys' performance in 2013-14 "stellar", "laudable" and "creditable", the co-founder said the task ahead was "simple to state": Achieve sector-leading growth.
Murthy also said this is not for the first time that the industry has faced the layoff problem and hence there should not be any extreme anxiety as the industry had dealt the issue and found solutions then.
Many say N R Narayana Murthy returned to Infosys only because it was floundering. Ironically, that itself can be interpreted as the great man's biggest failure.
'When I told Mr Narayan Murthy, he said it was great that I was following my dream.'
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Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka on Wednesday said the founders of India's second largest IT services firm Infosys still remain committed to the firm and the sold stock will be used for philanthropic purposes.
Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak extended his lead in the United Kingdom prime ministerial race on Wednesday with the highest number of votes at 88 in the first round of voting by Conservative Party MPs, which narrowed down the race from eight to six candidates on the shortlist.
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