Narayana Murthy well-wisher, not shareholder activist: Infosys co-chairman

Ravi Venkatesan said he regards Murthy not only as the founder, but a mentor

Infosys Co-Chairman Ravi Venkatesan Wednesday said the company certainly would not want to label co-founder and promoter N R Narayana Murthy as a shareholder activist, but consider him a "well-wisher."

"I would like to see him - Murthy - as a well-wisher of Infosys, which he has been and will continue to be so.. I don’t think we should label him as A or B, and certainly not as a shareholder activist," he said.

Venkatesan was responding to a query whether the company would prefer to see Murthy, who has been flagging falling corporate governance standards, as shareholder activist or a well-wisher.

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