Ahmedabad. Manmohan Singh was the PM for 10 years. Congress constantly says that it is the result of Manmohan Singh being an economist that India has progressed today, but NR Narayana Murthy, the founder and chairman of IT company Infosys, has made a big disclosure that India was under Manmohan Singh’s UPA government. economic activities had come to a standstill. He also alleged that timely decisions were not being taken during Manmohan Singh’s government. Narayan Murthy said this while addressing the students and young entrepreneurs of the Indian Institute of Management, IIM, Ahmedabad on Friday. He said that when he was on the board of HSBC between 2008 and 2012, China’s name used to come up two to three times in meetings there, but India’s name was taken only once.
In response to a question, Narayan Murthy said that former PM Manmohan Singh is an extraordinary person and I have respect for him, but during his time India had come to a standstill and decisions were not being taken. He said that when I left the board of HSBC in 2012, India’s name rarely came up in meetings at that time. Whereas, China was named 30 times. Today India is looked upon by the world with respect and it is the fifth largest economy country. The former Infosys chairman said that in 1991, when Manmohan Singh was the finance minister, economic reforms took place. Now during the BJP government, the country got international recognition through Make in India and Startups.
Mr Narayana Murthy, Founder of @Infosys and Former Chairperson of IIMA, sat down for a chat with Mr @ujwal_kalra and Mr. @shobhitshubhnkralum and co-author of ‘Startup Compass: How Iconic Entrepreneurs Got It Right’. pic.twitter.com/qjt6k42bYa
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NR Narayana Murthy said that China overtook India in 44 years. Its economy is 6 times bigger than ours. If the youth work hard, then India will also get the same respect as China. He also said that when I was your age, there was not much responsibility. No one expected more from me nor from India. I think you guys will make India a contender against China and take it forward.