A day after US president Barack Obama lashed out at American companies outsourcing to India, tech major Infosys Technologies brushed aside the apprehensions that the remarks were aimed at Indian companies.

Kris Gopalakrishnan, CEO and MD of Infosys, said Obama’s remarks were aimed at US companies that have operations in multiple countries.

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Obama had said it was time to slash tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas and give exemptions to those that create jobs in the US.

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