iSPIRT sees dissent rising after Sharad Sharma's lax treatment

Pallav Nadhani, CEO of FusionCharts, exits grouping over governance failure

India's software products lobby group iSPIRT has seen members exit, including FusionCharts CEO Pallav Nadhani over governance failure after co-founder Sharad Sharma last week admitted to using anonymous Twitter accounts to troll anti-Aadhaar activists.

These members were unhappy with governance failure at iSPIRT and the kid glove treatment towards Sharma after he was exposed by Kiran Jonnalagadda, founder of Hasgeek, a platform for technology professionals.

Nadhani confirmed that he had quit iSPIRT but did not offer any further comment on the issue.

The guidelines and compliance committee (IGCC) that was setup to investigate into the issue, barred Sharma from interacting with the public