In an interview to CNBC-TV18, the 77-year-old defended his stance saying "farmers and factory workers work very hard" and hard work is common in India as most people take on physically demanding professions. "Therefore, those of us who received education at a huge discount, thanks to the subsidy from the government for all these education, owe it to the less fortunate citizens of India to work extremely hard," he said.

Mr Murthy said although he received widespread backlash on social media over his advice, a lot of "good people" and "NRIs" agreed with his statement.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/narayana-murthy-says-western-friends-nris-agree-with-70-hour-work-advice-4803447#pfrom=home-ndtv_topstories

Murthy should start following his advice. Work more, talk less.

Step 1: call hard work a vestige of higher caste, brahmanism etc and avoid it
Step 2: cry every day about income inequality

reminder, this is not US, george soros or mark cuban won't fund your BS DEI thinktank

So start working or get used to poverty

In India anyone who works hard and smart tends to be upwardly mobile, while the woke types can succeed only if they have generational wealth

If you are not already rich, don't fall for this trick it won't serve you well

I guess you have got used to poverty then, since you are on LI instead of working.

Why would anyone in their right mind work so hard for so less?

The only people they're enriching are Murthy himself!