Nilekani's comments come on the heels of founder N.R. Narayana Murthy's remarks about giving "equal opportunity" to "every individual" if they were the "best person" for a crucial managerial post. Murthy's remark came in response to an inquiry about whether not permitting the " of founders and promoters of Infosys was wrong." of Infosys founders and promoters was incorrect. Non-founding members have previously chaired the Infosys board. When Nilekani returned to Infosys, he replaced co-chairs R. Seshasayee and Ravi Venkatesan, who had resigned along with then-CEO Vishal Sikka. While Seshasayee was the chairman of IndusInd Bank before joining Infosys, Venkatesan was the chairman of Microsoft India and also sat on the board of Bank of Baroda.