Ekagrah, the son of Rohan Murty and the grandson of Infosys founder Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murty, was born on November 10 last year in Bengaluru. And just like any other grandfather who is ecstatic upon the arrival of a grandchild, Narayana Murthy too decided to bless the child with a valuable gift. But there’s a massive difference between him and other grandfathers – Narayana Murthy is a billionaire.
He gifted 4-month-old Ekagrah Rohan Murty 15 lakh shares of Infosys worth over Rs 240 crore, reported India Today. He transferred the shares, comprising 0.04 per cent of Infosys stake, to his grandson in an off-market transaction on Friday. His own stake in the company, thereby, reduced to 0.36 per cent.
Others in the family hold stakes in the company too. Akshata Murty holds 1.05 per cent while Sudha Murty holds 0.93 per cent. Rohan Murty, on the other hand, owns 1.64 per cent. Ekagrah Murty is now perhaps one of the youngest billionaires in India.
However, this news was met with hilarious reactions on social media because last year, Narayana Murthy urged the youngsters of India to work 70 hours a week to better the economy of our country. The fact that Ekagrah received too much too young has ignited a meme-fest online. Have a look:
He ensured that his grandson didn’t have to work 70 Hours a week 😅
— Investment Books (Dhaval) (@InvestmentBook1) March 18, 2024
When you’ve worked for 70 hours a week and now 4-month-old kid gets a share of 240 crores instead of you. pic.twitter.com/2GkGd4Ig58
— Reema (@_reema_art_10) March 18, 2024
That feeling of starting the life with 240 crs in the account 😀😀
— Aryan (@chinchat09) March 18, 2024
Tum 70 ghante kaam karke 24 cr nhi kama paoge
Wo 70 ghante soke 240cr kama liya— Nitin Verma (@itsnitinverma) March 18, 2024
Ekagrah may not have motivation to even work 4 hrs a day after knowing this https://t.co/zdoNx83dsg pic.twitter.com/E2EGU3lsth
— Tranquil🧘♀️ (@AllrounderSoul) March 19, 2024
Remember Anon you must work 100 hours a week to an early grave so I can make my 4 month old grandson richer than your seven generations combined, all for the lulz. https://t.co/sjV6Yj6MBd pic.twitter.com/xommOm0eDU
— Mr Melancholy (@chakravartiin) March 18, 2024
Infosys employees be like 70 hours /week kam hum kare aur bonus vo infant baby ko.😇😢😢 https://t.co/Xm64ZudqKD
— CA Vru$hang $ (@v2shah) March 18, 2024
So you are saying that a 4 month toddler has been gifted 240 crore worth of share But a 4 year experienced Software engineer working in Infosys isn't even receiving 24 LPA? 🌚 https://t.co/pQcwBapqCo
— Indra Neel Mulakaloori (@neel_mvss) March 18, 2024
If I were Ekagrah, I wouldn’t want to work a single hour for the rest of my life!