Complete breakdown in governance, reiterates Premji

Azim Premji, head of information technology major Wipro, on Wednesday said he is "extremely disappointed" about the performance of the union government.

Premji, who along with a number of eminent personalities had recently written an open letter to the government on "governance deficit", said they would focus on the "complete breakdown in public governance across the board".

"I am extremely disappointed. I think it is a national calamity and is personally very devastating because one had so much confidence when they (the current UPA government) came in," he told television channels when asked whether the present government was "unable to deliver".

"But I think it has reached a point of catharsis. And when something reaches a point of catharsis, there seems to be no alternative but to change. I am optimistic," he said.

He said the group of 14 eminent persons who wrote the open letter against bad governance to the government would follow up the matter with "fairly concrete" action recommendations as to what can lift the level of governance and make it more focused.

"We think it is important. We focus attention on the complete breakdown in public governance across the board, whether it be government, businessmen, or traders," he said.