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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>National anthem could make foreigners at Infy uneasy: NRN </b>
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/a...05631200749.asp   
   
DH News Service Mysore:
   
"We had arranged for five people to sing the anthem. But then we cancelled it as we have foreigners onboard here. They should not be embarrassed while we sing the anthem," said Infosys chief mentor Narayana Murthy.

 
As per the protocol, the national anthem was played twice at Infosys campus here as President A P J Abdul Kalam stepped in and out -- the only difference being, it sounded like a bad arrangement of musical notes. In other words, the anthem, which should command the utmost respect from all true-blue Indians, did not get its due, from whoever was responsible -- the speakers at the do or the person who ‘orchestrated’ it.

Which made many wonder: Among the 5,000 employees, most of them Indians, wasn’t there a decent group of singers who could sing the anthem of the country without discomfiting its first citizen?

When the media posed this question to Infosys Chief Mentor N R Narayana Murthy after the event, he said: “Indeed, we had arranged for five people to sing the anthem. But then we cancelled it as we have foreigners onboard here. <b>They should not be embarrassed while we sing the anthem.” </b>

<b>‘Super campuses’ </b>

Then what is India-based Infosys doing to enhance the image of India apart from ‘creating wealth and building super campuses’? “We will correct it next time,” was all Mr Murthy had to say, clearly riled by the mention.

Meanwhile, just as the “band” national anthem (played on keyboard) was played towards the end of the programme, President Kalam sang along with child-like enthusiasm while others barely moved their lips.

Somebody was heard, asking: <b>“Was it too much to pay due attention to the revered symbols of the nation just so that a small percentage of foreign trainees don’t get fidgety”. </b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->