Narayana Murthy and his preferred delivery model for Infosys

Vishal Sikka resignation on Friday might have its seed in Murthy's trust in data over any individual

N R Narayana Murthy, co-founder of iconic information technology (IT) exporter Infosys, has been an inspiration to generations. He tells youngsters: "In God we trust. Everybody else brings data to the table."

Son of a schoolteacher, he never gives up on these lessons. The tussle between the founders and the board of the IT exporter that saw chief executive Vishal Sikka resign on Friday might have its seed in Murthy's trust in data over any individual.

"The board (of directors) is profoundly distressed by the unfounded personal attacks on the members of our management team that were made in anonymous letters and