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I'm last of the jokers left; no plan B after I leave Infosys: Nilekani

'I was completely wrong,' Murthy rues not allowing founders' children to join the company

I am the last joker standing, no Plan B, when I leave: Infosys' Nilekani
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Besides Nilekani, other Infosys co-founders N R Narayana Murthy, Kris Gopalakrishnan, SD Shibulal and K Dinesh were also present at the event

Peerzada Abrar Bengaluru
Infosys may be looking for talent to fill the shoes of Nandan Nilekani, co-founder and non-executive chairman of the technology giant. When asked about the role that he would play at Infosys in the future, Nilekani at a media event said he would be handing over his role to a non-founder when he exits the company. This even as N R Narayana Murthy, another co-founder, rued that his earlier decision to not allow the children of Infosys founders or the next generation of promoters to work at the company was wrong.

“I am the last of the jokers (founders) left,”