Murthy urges youth to lead a simple life

Chairman and chief mentor of Infosys Technologies N.R. Narayana Murthy has urged the youth of the country to lead a simple life, so that they do not become vulnerable to corruption.

Speaking at the programme to launch the "Integrity India campaign" by the Confederation of Indian Industry here on Thursday, Mr. Murthy said, "corruption has nothing to do with poverty, it has everything to do with greed."

He said that it was usually the rich people, especially the bureaucrats and those from the corporate sector, who were corrupt rather than the poor.

The CII campaign focuses on the young Indians and aims at creating a national debate and consciousness and positive action to inculcate values of transparency, accountability and efficiency in the economic sector.

Mr. Murthy said this was an important time in the history of India, because it was the first time post-Independence that there was a sense of confidence, candour, enthusiasm and acceptability about India all over the world.

"The youth today have lot of confidence, energy, high aspirations and idealism. You can make India a global power and boost its economy with your confidence and strength of character."

He said that the younger generation had a great responsibility to transform this country for the better and they could do it with a good value system and a sense of sacrifice.

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