Twitterati and Facebook users have reacted unfavourably to Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka’s ‘kshatriya’ remark.
Sikka, hours after the press conference on Monday, had said, “I am a kshatriya warrior. I am here to stay and fight”, which people see as a jibe on promoters of Infosys, who apparently are unhappy with the board and the management.
“Ah, so the Infosys boardroom fight is actually a brahmin-kshatriya struggle. Nice to know. Do tell us, are dalits involved? Is your CFO a vaishya? The nation wants to know,” Mahesh Murthy, founder and CEO of Pinstorm posted on Facebook.
“If there is one governance issue at @Infosys it is this-locating battle within caste context. Even vote seeking UP Netas dont talk like this,” journalist Barkha Dutt posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.
“Vishal Sikka says am a kshatriya, a warrior, am here to stay! He forgot Narayana Murthy is a brahmin and from Chanakya’s clan,” posted yet another Twitter-user.
“The way you express your opinion is equally important as opinion itself. Vishal Sikka should not have used the term kshatriya warrior,” said another user.
“Once a joker, always a joker. Let me remind him that its now Republic of India , not pre-1947 royal states. Narayana Murthy should kick him out,” suggested another Facebook user.
