'If we oldies can...': Sudha Murty after voting in Karnataka election

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy and wife Sudha Murty reached a Bengaluru polling booth this morning to cast their votes in the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023. Speaking to the media after casting her vote, Sudha Murty shared a message for young voters.

“Please look at us. We are oldies but we get up at 6 o'clock, come here and vote. Please learn from us. Voting is a sacred part of democracy,” said the 72-year-old philanthropist, who was recently conferred with the Padma Bhushan award.
Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy agreed with his wife’s statement. He said he had returned to India from a trip abroad this morning and reached the polling booth so he could vote in the Karnataka Election.

“It is the duty of every citizen to exercise this responsibility with a lot of care and deep thought. I am very grateful that I had this opportunity. I just came back this morning from abroad and I am very happy that I had this opportunity,” said Murthy.

Asked if he had a message for young voters in a city notorious for low voter turnout, the co-founder of Infosys said: “Unless you exercise this responsibility diligently, with a lot of deep thought, I do not think we have the right to speak about progress or lack of it.

“First, we vote and then we can say ‘this is good, this is not good’ but if we don't do that then we don't have the right to criticise,” he added.