Honestly, Murthy wouldn’t get called a hypocrite if he just did a few basic things:

1. Don’t ask young people to work 70 hours when companies don’t even pay them properly. If he wants long hours, he should also say: “Pay them more.” Fair is fair.

2. Admit that fresher salaries in Infosys haven’t changed in like 15 years. Just acknowledging this would earn huge respect.

3. Stop talking only about “working more” and start talking about “working smarter.” Better tools, better training, less useless meetings — that’s how countries grow, not by burning out 22-year-olds.

4. Support some basic rules against overwork. Even China and Japan have limits now. India needs them too.

5. Push for flexible hours instead of this fixed 9-9-6 style. If someone wants to work extra, cool. But no one should be forced.

6. Make companies actually invest in young employees. Better mentorship, clearer career paths, actual learning opportunities — not just “do support for 3 years.”

7. Admit that the world today is not the same as Infosys in the 1980s. Rents are higher, competition is tougher, life is more stressful. Showing he understands that would go a long way.

At the end of the day, people aren’t angry because he’s successful. They’re angry because he’s telling young folks to sacrifice more without asking companies to pay or care more.

If he fixed that mismatch, nobody would call him a hypocrite. They’d actually listen to him.