01-08-2009, 09:56 PM
<b>The rise and fall of a dot.con</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Says an ex-employee of Satyam Infoway, who did not want to be identified: <b>âFor Raju, family, caste and those who could speak Telugu came first. I am not saying he was not a professional but other things being equal, he would look at things in that order.â</b>
To some extent this was true. His brother Rama Raju was the MD of the company and till 2000, Chinta Srinivasa Raju, known as Srini Raju, who was married to his wifeâs sister, used to head one of the key divisions. A lot of senior management professionals also hailed from Andhra. Says another industry veteran who also did not want to be identified, âAt one point of time there were so many Rajus (in the company) that it would be difficult to identify who was who.â
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To some extent this was true. His brother Rama Raju was the MD of the company and till 2000, Chinta Srinivasa Raju, known as Srini Raju, who was married to his wifeâs sister, used to head one of the key divisions. A lot of senior management professionals also hailed from Andhra. Says another industry veteran who also did not want to be identified, âAt one point of time there were so many Rajus (in the company) that it would be difficult to identify who was who.â
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