Narayana Murthy bats for external probe into whistleblower complaints

Says Sebi must blacklist board members, officials found guilty

Whistle-blowing should not be an act of vengeance by ‘disgruntled’ employees and the whistle-blower should have data and proof to substantiate his/her claims against a company, Infosys’ co-founder and former chairman N R Narayana Murthy said at a convention organised by the All India Management Association on Monday.

Murthy said he was not in favour of companies conducting an internal probe into whistle-blower allegations through external law firms. “That is like the accused investigating the case and sitting in judgment,” he said.

He said the best way to deal with whistle-blower complaints is to get them probed by an external