Satya Nadella on CAA: Immigrants can create startups, benefit the Indian economy

NEW DELHI : Voicing concern against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has stressed that immigrants can benefit the Indian economy and the society by creating startups or leading companies like Infosys. Speaking to editors at a Microsoft event in Manhattan, Nadella told BuzzFeed News editor Ben Smith that “what is happening is sad”. CAA, which came into force from January 10, has led to massive protests across India since the Act was passed by the Parliament last month.

3 things which Satya Nadella said on CAA and immigrants:

1) According to a BuzzFeed report, Satya Nadella said he would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant create the next unicorn in India or even become the CEO of Infosys. “That should be the aspiration. If I had to sort of mirror what happened to me in the US, I hope that’s what happens in India,” Satya Nadella, who hails from Hyderabad, was quoted as saying in the report.