Narayana Murthy cuts short speech as Amazon event starts after delay

Murthy, whose Catamaran Ventures is Amazon's partner in India, was speaking at the e-tailer's SMB event in presence of CEO Jeff Bezos

N R Narayana Murthy is known for his punctuality. So when his speaking engagement was delayed, the Infosys co-founder cut short his speech to 5 minutes from 20 minutes to help organisers get a grip on the schedule. 

“We are delayed by more than an hour and a half. I should have finished my talk at 11:45 am. But it is 11:53 am. Therefore, I will try and paraphrase my talk,” Murthy said at Amazon event in New Delhi on Wednesday. 

The two-day event, where the e-tailer announced a host of measures for small businesses selling on Amazon, coincides with the visit