Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy and his wife Sudha Murthy have refused to participate in Karnataka’s ongoing social and educational survey, commonly known as the caste census.

According to a PTI report, when survey officials visited their Bengaluru residence recently, the Murthy family declined, saying, "We do not want to conduct the survey at our home."

Sudha Murthy even signed a written declaration stating, "For personal reasons, I am refusing to provide information in the survey. We do not belong to any backward community. Therefore, we will not participate in this survey being conducted for those communities."

Reacting to the move, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said, "Participating in the survey is optional. If someone doesn’t wish to share information, we cannot compel t

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