Infosys founder Narayana Murthy and his wife Sudha Murty have declined to take part in the ongoing Social and Educational Survey in Karnataka, saying they do not belong to any backward caste, sources in the BBMP said on Thursday (October 16, 2025).

When enumerators came for the survey a few days ago, Sudha Murty and Narayana Murthy reportedly told them, “We don’t want the survey conducted at our home.”

Sudha Murthy has signed a self-declaration letter for refusal to provide information in a pro forma issued by the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission for the Social and Educational Survey 2025, sources said.

The pro forma reads, “Due to some of my personal reasons, I am refusing to provide information in the Social and Educational Survey being conducted by the Karnataka State Back

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