IT major Infosys' co-founder and chairman emeritus Narayana Murthy has hit back at the company's board saying that he is "extremely anguished by the allegations, tone and tenor" of statements issued after the resignation of MD and CEO Dr. Vishal Sikka.
Dr. Sikka resigned from his position on Friday morning. He has accepted a new position of executive vice chairman to ensure continuity until the new management is in place.
Read the FULL TEXT of Narayana Murthy's statement:
I have read the statement issued by the Board of Directors of Infosys.
I am extremely anguished by the allegations, tone and tenor of the statements. I voluntarily left the Board in 2014 and am not seeking any money, position for children or power. My concern primarily was the deteriorating standard of corporate governance which I have repeatedly brought to the notice of the Infosys board.
It is below my dignity to respond to such baseless insinuations. However, several shareholders who have read the whistle-blower report have told me that it is hard to believe a report produced by a set of accused, giving a clean chit to the accused, and the accused refusing to disclose why they got a clean chit! They say that this is not the way an impartial and objective investigation should be held.
I will reply to these allegations in the right manner and in the right forum and at the appropriate time.
