Even as the Tatas have suspended work at their Nano plant in Singur, IT major Infosys said on Monday it is watching the developments closely and would reconsider its plans in West Bengal if needed. Infosys' views followed Tata Motors' announcement earlier in the day that they would keep work suspended at the Nano plant.
Reacting to the developments, Infosys' Human Resources Chief Mohandas Pai said, " Singur has created a fear in the minds of India Inc. We have neither pulled out nor are planning to. We will rethink and reconsider the situation if need be," he added.
Earlier in the day, a private TV channel had reported that Infosys was rethinking about its plans in the state in the wake of the Singur controversy.
"Singur has happened and we have seen what the impact is. It is sad about what has happened in West Bengal. People are scared, employees are scared. It is causing a rethink at this point of time, for all companies in India," NDTV 24x7 quoted Pai as saying.
He said the fear element was high in the state and anyone not agreeing with the government could create a problem.
"We have seen what is happening there and obviously, there is a fear psychosis," Pai said, adding, "It will take some time for anybody to come to a conclusion."
Tata Motors today sought to know from West Bengal the actual position over Trinamool leaders' claim that land would be given back from inside the main project site. However, the government ruled out any change related to the Tata Motors plant or other vendors.