I think politics is the biggest lever of change in India.
The biggest thing the money Infosys brought me is the freedom to do what I want. And what I want is to give millions more the opportunities I had.
It's because Gandhi believed in villages and because the British ruled from the cities; therefore Nehru thought of New Delhi as an un-Indian city.
Bangalore needs a honest passionate and hard-working MP and I will be that MP.
Bangalore now wants a person who doesn't only play politics. Bangalore needs a problem solver and I am a problem solver. I will be the bridge between Bangalore and the Centre.
My background is putting in large systems that change lives... The right kind of systems can bring honesty and efficiency.
I am proud of the fact that my wealth is completely transparent.
When India got independence entrepreneurs were seen as a bad lot as people who would exploit.
Infosys was going to be a different type of company. It was going to be very ethically run meritocratic quality-conscious transparent. People didn't confuse the personal with the corporate.
Congress is my ideological home; I come from a Nehruvian family.
You don't choose a party because it's the flavour of the month. I feel I will be able to work under a political system. I feel if people like me don't enter politics to bring change who will?
I scribbled four words down in my notebook: 'The world is flat.
Slowly ideas lead to ideology lead to policies that lead to actions.
I am not in politics to make more money.