Narayana Murthy and the National Anthem

Narayana Murthy has landed in the soup for saying at a Infosys funtion that singing the National Anthem would "embarass employees who were of foreign origin".

Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha MLA Vatal Nagaraj even went on to termed Mr Murthy a 'traitor' during a discussion on the issue in Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday.

Raising the issue, Kannada Chaluvali leader Vatal Nagaraj demanded that an inquiry be held and Murthy "arrested" for "insulting" the National Anthem. "Murthy is anti-Kannada and anti-national," he alleged.

Madhuswamy (JDU) said "nothing can be more insulting" than what Murthy had said and done and asked the Government to withdraw the facilities granted to Infosys. "Infosys has grown because of Bangalore," he said.


So, firstly, how do we measure patriotism? If it means contribution to the well being of India and its citizens, then obviously Mr. Nagaraj is in solid ground and leagues ahead Murthy. After all, he has a long and distinguished record of getting fellow citizens to stand up to indians of Foreign Origin (like Tamils). He as demonstrated an unparalled ability to promote understanding among people of diverse ethnicities through use of violence. On the other hand, Mr. Murthy has been noted for known anti national activities like going to foreign cities like Chennai and Bombay to recruit subersive IITians to work for his company.

Secondly, Mr. Madhuswamy is absolutely right in pointing out that the spectacular growth of IT industry in India is in full measure due to the hard work and foresight of our beloved Netas. The Murthys of the world are vultures who just happened to come by at the right time to profit from the politician's hard work. Murthy and his ilk must be condemned in strongest terms and thrown out of Karnataka. The state is better off if Infosys takes its leader and his 30,000 jobs elsewhere. If it is just a question of money, our Netas can surely help us out. Many of them have generously given to charitable causes like politisisation of ethnic loyalties and to developmental causes like real estate for relatives using money borrowed from state coffers.

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