Narayana Murthy says he’s too outdated to hitch politics.
New Delhi:
Narayana Murthy, Infosys founder, spoke about his plans after leaving the corporate in a freewheeling chat with NDTV. He categorically denied any plans of becoming a member of politics because the 78-year-old industrialist believes he is too outdated for that now.
“I think I’m too old for any of that. I’m now 78,” Mr Murthy stated when requested if he would now think about a profession in politics.
Elaborating on his plans, the tech billionaire stated that he now plans to spend time along with his kids and his grandchildren. He additionally plans to take pleasure in music and browse up on quite a lot of matters starting from physics to economics.
“This is the time for me to enjoy the progress of our grandchildren, the progress of our children, the progress of our younger colleagues, this is the time for me to read more about physics, mathematics, philosophy, economics, and other things. This is the time to enjoy music,” Mr Murthy stated.
“This is the time when to the extent possible, I should be seen but not heard. Ideal, ideal, but that’s very difficult,” he added. Â
Author and philanthropist Sudha Murty, Mr Murthy’s spouse, additionally stated that she doesn’t want to hitch politics to serve the general public.
“I’ve done public service I helped people. I’ve handled 14 national disasters and one pandemic. So I do public service. But I don’t require a position for that. I’m happy like this. So, I want this storytime is another way of servicing, giving the good moral values,” Ms Murty stated.
Narayana Murthy made headlines final 12 months when he appealed to kids in India to work 70 hours per week. The remark was criticised by working professionals in addition to different CEOs for selling a scarcity of work-life steadiness.