Mysore, September 15:Infosys is a “stunning reminder” of what talent, ingenuity and hard work can accomplish, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi said today.
You have shown to India and the world that an Indian company can not only be world class, but be ahead of the rest of the world”, the Congress President said after inaugurating the company’s Global Education Centre-II here.
She said Infosys’ success,India’s second largest software exporter, should not be measured in dollars alone, but in terms of the difference it makes in transforming the society.
On the Indian IT industry, Gandhi said the success of Infosys, Wipro and Tata Consultancy Services and so many other companies has changed the lives of millions of Indians and propelled the country’s economy to a record-breaking growth.
Gandhi also spoke of the enabling environment created by the Government to promote the growth of IT companies.
Recalling the groundwork laid down by her husband Rajiv Gandhi for the revolution in communication and IT, she said that Rajiv faced “bitter political opposition” to his vision, not just in introduction of computers; his greater challenge was on “mind-shift” of people in terms of accepting new ideas. PTI