Wipro founder and chairman Azim Premji has turned down Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s proposal to allow road access through Wipro's Sarjapur campus in Bengaluru to ease congestion on Outer Ring Road (ORR). Premji said that it is an exclusive private property owned by a listed company, not meant for public thoroughfare. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had on September 19 written to Premji to explore "the possibility of allowing limited vehicular movement through the Wipro campus, subject to mutually agreed terms and necessary security considerations".

What Azim Premji said

The Wipro founder said that allowing public vehicular movement through Wipro’s Sarjapur campus will cause "significant legal, governance, and statutory challenges". In his reply sent on Wednesday, Premji said that

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