Murthy bidding farewell to his 30-year-old baby

BANGALORE: Infosys Founder and Chairman N R Narayana Murthy will on Saturday preside over the annual general meeting of his company for the last time. After Saturday, when he will chair the 30th annual general meeting of the company, he will assume the role of Chairman Emeritus. Earlier, in his farewell letter to Infosys employees, he had shared about his journey with the company. He had mentioned that he would continue to give advice to the company's board, "if asked". "Infosys is an inseparable part of me and I am an inseparable part of Infosys," he had written in the letter. He had further written: "The best analogy that I can think of for this separation between Infosys and me is that of one's daughter getting married and leaving her parents' home. Yes, the parents will be there when she needs them and they will be happy that she is starting a new life in an exciting new environment." In that letter, Murthy had mentioned the "pain" too that he goes through upon seeing other cofounders quit. "Deliberating all alone on the resignation offer of a cofounder is not something I would wish even upon my enemy," he had written.Many of Infosys's cofounders have parted ways with the company, the latest of them being K Dinesh, who too announced his retirement along with Murthy and Human Resources Director Mohan Das Pai. Also, he wrote that running businesses ethically and infusing youngsters with qualities that enabled them to compete with the global best were among Infosys's achievements. "We have enthused millions of young men and women in India. This, in my opinion, is Infosys's greatest contribution," he had written. Murthy will continue to be on the board of other companies.