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Bharathi Ghanashyam

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My feelings on Mr Narayana Murthy are slightly different from those of most people.
Admittedly, one must respect him for all that he has achieved.  However, I have increasingly felt, that he is over reaching his role.  I think he should concentrate on what he does best, the IT business.
A recent press conference that he and CM jointly addressed after the IT.in spat
annoyed me considerably.  I did send an ‘open letter’ to ’Indian Express’ in reaction to some of the statements he had made.  IE did not publish it.


 


Among the points she made are:


It appears the IT industry is beginning to project itself as bigger than the government, while one would think the state is always bigger than an individual, a business, or an industry. 


Would Mr Narayana Murthy care to explain, for the benefit of the uninformed public, what he means when he says, “if the IT industry loses patience, things could turn ugly” (City Express, New Indian Express 23rd Sept 2005). Could it be construed a threat of IT pull-out from Bangalore?  If so, one wonders what happens to all  that swanky infrastructure they have created with the cooperation of the government. Spin off a real estate development company to put the land to use?


Here’s my dime-a-dozen worth of advice, Mr Murthy, I wish you speak less like a don and more like the statesman you have the potential to become.


-  Bharathi Ghanashyam


 


(This, in brief and not-so-strident terms, was what Ms Ghanashyam said in her letter. Need one wonder why it wasn’t carried by the media?)


 


 Related read: Infosys, a land-grabber ?


                          Does Narayana Murthy belong here ?


                          The Gowda-Murthy affair 


 



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Suresh Yerapathi

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Opinions vary from one Individual to another.. But if the government felt that the Mr. Narayana Murthy is the right person to deal or head the prestigious project.. then they may be correct accordingly.. as the saying goes "One man's food is other man's poison".. is very appropriate in this case....


 


My way of looking at the situation might be more or less like yours in trying to tell Mr. Narayana Murthy.. "If you can't do it right atleast make it look good"


 


IT industry is the major catalyst to boost our economy.. you might or may not accept this fact.. but that's how it is looked as.. the technology development, inventions, etc., are part and parcel of any development..


 


IT industry is not beginning to project itself.. but It is the biggest..among the lot.. for the statement that "IT industry loses patience, things could turn ugly" that was just a warning to the City administrators.. not a threat.. if you consider that as a threat.... then you need to broaden your angle..


 


Generally when establishments invest crores of Rupees.. and expect to get back that kind of monies..and if your existance/survival is questioned or put to test then you are bound to react... you should consider it as his reaction to the situation.. rather than a threat..


 


basic infrastructure was needed .. but creating infrastructure for the IT segment was unwanted for.. IT companies are not the only companies using the created infrastructure.. everyone tom dick and harry are using it.. but the IT companies have become the main beneficiaries of the created infrastructure... why blame only IT..


 


I am not talking on behalf of Mr. Narayanamurthy.. I personally didn't expect him to react to Mr. Devegowda' s statement by quitting the post at BIAL.. I would have wanted him to stay back in that position and tackle the situation like he would have done it, if it had been his own business.. Quitting attitude gives rise to lots of questions.. Is he capable of handling stress? Is he guilty of something? Is he doing a favour to the government and the citizens ? so on and so forth...


 


 



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PKR

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Dear Bharati,


It's unfortunate that the press sensors everything it wants to print, but do not submit itself to any censorship: socially & morally required. As you could have observed everything important & relevant to our society take a back page when compared to page-3!!!


Its a sad thing that the so called blue eyed professionals never come under any scrutiny, till they are docked for ever.


At the time of Kannada film industry's agitation, I had come upon 2 articles written in Mumbai edition of Indian Express. One of them is a free lance journo educated in Bangalore & settled in US and other is a Keralite settled in coorg. Both had written that Bangalore is a city made of outsiders & outsiders are not made out of Bangalore. Further, Bangalore people are fanatical & do not have ant tolerance for outsiders. If, Bangalore was not good enough, why did the migrate from TN & Kerala? But for the opportunities in Bangalore, what they could have been?


Is Bangalore better then what it was 20 years ago? If it is so bad why no one wants to leave Bangalore? If not, what moral right Mr. Premji & Narayan Murthy has (were all praise for Karnataka during their Infancy) to criticize Government? What is their commitment to Karnataka? Is it that, as they have opportunities are opening up in other states, they are making a case for migration?


As you have rightly pointed out, IT industry is projecting itself as mightier & more caring than Karnataka Govt. !!!


One thing is for sure, while IT can migrate to other places, our politicians cannot! That's our safety net.



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bharathi ghanashyam

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To those who have replied to my comments, thank you for caring about issues that concern all of us. There is however, one point that I want to clarify. I, personally have nothing against 'non-Bangaloreans' coming here to make a living through the opportunities that the IT industry gives them. At the end of the day we are all Indians, and we would expect the same if we were to go to MP, UP, or wherever.

My objection was to the way Mr Narayana Murthy was trying to push the government around. When he talked of infrastructure, I got the feeling he was restricting himself to the infrastructure required for the IT industry alone. The road to Electronic City, the International Airport, and other related issues were all he seemed to be concerned with.

And again, real development is certain to happen if he, and people like him were to actually get into the government as elected representatives rather than try to achieve things from the outside. Isn't slums about development, isn't hunger and poverty about development? IT cannot solve everything can it? It needs much, much more than just IT to make India really prosperous.

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