Infosys’ board on Friday said it took “great umbrage” to a letter authored by co-founder N R Narayana Murthy attacking the integrity of the board and management of the company, alleging falling corporate governance, and said Murthy’s continuous assault was the primary reason that CEO Vishal Sikka had resigned. Murthy’s latest letter released to some media houses, the board statement said, contains factual inaccuracies, already-disproved rumours, and statements extracted out of context from his conversations with board members.
It assured the shareholders, employees and customers it was committed not to be distracted by the “misguided campaign” by Murthy and would