Happy to help with my counsel if called upon to do so: Marti

Marti G Subrahmanyam, whose name was suggested as a potential Infosys co-chair by co-founder N R Narayana Murthy, today said he will be happy to help with his "counsel if called upon to do so".

The NYU professor, who served on board of Infosys from 1998 until 2011, admitted that paucity of time had led to reduced correspondence with the company once he retired from the board.

Asked about the tension brewing between the board members and founders of India's second-largest software services firm, Subrahmanyam said: "I certainly cannot claim to have any insight into the affairs of the company today." He added: "I remain a well-wisher of the company, but do not have any specific views about the affairs of the company simply because I do not have any access to information about what is going on today. I am always happy to help with my counsel if called upon to do so." Murthy is of the view that Infosys' board needs to be re-constituted so that their governance standards improve.

"... maybe, people who have served on the board earlier like Marti Subrahmanyam will come back for a few years," Murthy had said.