After he quit Infosys in December, he got attracted to AAP to "join the crusade against the system that needs to be changed", he said.
He wasn't the only one in the IT world to dream of change. Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani joined the Congress to contest from the Bangalore South constituency.
Interestingly, when Balakrishnan joined AAP Jan 1 online paying the Rs.10 membership fee a day after quitting Infosys, hardly anyone in the party knew him.
"It was only when my joining AAP became breaking news that I received a warm response from its co-founders.
"The uneasy experience I had in dealing with the system with its pulls and pressures was disturbing, as I did not have the wherewithal to fight it.
Infosys ex-honcho Balakrishnan seeks to change system
Bangalore: Former Infosys idol V. Balakrishnan is determined to use his clean image to fight "the corrupt system" but finds the going tough in the Lok Sabha battle here."I am aware of my limitations that
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