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WITH THE STUDENTS: N.R. Narayana Murthy, chief mentor of Infosys Technologies, at an interaction in Thiagarajar School of Management, Madurai, on Friday. —
MADURAI: Efforts to put Madurai on the IT map received further impetus with the Infosys chief mentor, N.R. Narayana Murthy, endorsing the credentials of the city to become a technology centre.
“This city is a combination of historic significance and modern outlook. It became an important centre and can certainly become part of hi-tech India,” Mr. Murthy said here on Friday.
He was here to take part in a function at Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM) where he interacted with students and faculty members.
On IT initiatives undertaken in Madurai, Mr. Murthy said he was aware that the place had vast number of ‘hi-tech’ institutions and many qualified graduates were passing out.
“I find that several candidates from this area are working at the Infosys centres in Chennai, Mysore and Bangalore. When it is such an important centre, it can be a destination,” he said.
Stating that he was visiting the city after several years, the co-founder of Infosys described Madurai as a citadel of Tamil literature that also had a modern outlook. On whether Infosys would consider any projects particularly for Madurai, he refused to comment, saying, “I will not pre-empt what my board members think.”Earlier, he spent more than an hour interacting with students, coordinated by the institution’s director, M.R.G. Apparao.
“Getting a day out of his calendar for Madurai is a proud moment and students are lucky,” Mr. Apparao said.
Among those present at the question-answer session were Manikam Ramaswami, TSM correspondent, and B.T. Bangera, Managing Director, Hi-Tech Arai.
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