Click to play videoNew Delhi: Infosys Chief Mentor and Non-Executive Chairman, N R Narayana Murthy, finally has got relief in the National Anthem Case.
The Supreme Court has rejected a petition seeking action against him under the Insult To National Honours Act.
Murthy came under fire in April last year when he justified the playing of an instrumental version of the during President Kalam's vist to Infosys's Mysore campus. [Read Story: HC clears Murthy of charges]
Murthy reportedly said in response to a question that singing the National Anthem at the function would have "embarrassed" the company employees of foreign origin.
After this comment created an uproar, the Karnataka Police had registered a case against him.
Murthy had later apologised for his statement, saying, "We are a proud Indian company, with strong universal ethos of transparency, accountability and honesty. If the media statement has hurt anybody's sentiments, I deeply apologise." [Read Story]
"We did play the instrumental version of the national anthem so that we could all sing along, and all of us did so. We wished to share the pride of being an Indian in the gracious presence of our President. We are informed that this is as per protocol," Murthy had said in the statement.
He had reiterated that Infosys has always kept the interest of India foremost in the minds and its work speaks for itself.
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