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
Read all the Breaking News Live on indiatvnews.com and Get Latest English News & Updates from India and National Section
Infosys
V Balakrishnan
Aam Aadmi Party
P C Mohan
BJP
Rizwan Arshad
Congress
Nandan Nilekani
Arvind Kejriwal
Lok Sabha Polls
India TV News
Advertisement
Advertisement
Top News
-
BCCI secretary shares major update on Rohit Sharma, says Lord's 'won't be his last match'
-
Women's Reservation, Delimitation Bills could divide Opposition, leave Congress isolated: Sources
-
Reunite NCP or join separately? Sharad Pawar faction mulls two ways to align with NDA as buzz grows
-
MEA rejects ex-Japan minister's claim about Bullet train delay, affirms project going well
Advertisement
Advertisement