‘She spends money on philanthropy, but not…’: Narayana Murthy on why wife Sudha Murty chooses to fly economy class instead of business class

Infosys founder Narayana Murthy and his wife, author and philanthropist Sudha Murty, recently appeared on Netflix’s The Great Indian Kapil Show. They were accompanied by Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal and his wife Grecia Munoz. During the episode, 74-year-old Sudha Murty spoke about her preference for flying economy class. Narayana Murty, however, playfully disagreed and said, “She spends on philanthropy but not on our comfort.”

During the episode, host Kapil Sharma asked Narayana and Sudha about their differences. Narayana shared how Sudha manages money, while Sudha shared, “He does the shopping. What do we need in life? Good food – not like chana bhatura, but good, healthy food. We don’t need so many clothes. I give my all out of my money to philanthropy. He will tell me to buy business class tickets, but I say, ‘Why? I will reach the same destination at the same time with an economy ticket.’

About their difference, Sudha said, “This is where we have a difference of opinion. He says I am extreme, I call him the extreme end. We are opposites, but opposites attract, so we find a compromise zone.”

In her previous performance op The Kapil Sharma ShowSudha Murty shared an incident where she was called ‘cattle class’ for wearing a salwar-kameez to the airport and standing in the business class queue.

“About 4-5 years ago, I had worn a salwar-kameez and was standing in the queue for the business class. They thought I was poor and said, ‘Oh, they are cattle class people. How will they know what business class?’ ?’ So I went to them and asked, ‘What is cattle class?’” she said.

In the latest episode of The great Indian Kapil showNarayana and Sudha Murty relived their love story. Narayana remembered their first meeting fondly and said, “Meeting her was like a breath of fresh air. She has always been positive, friendly and very talkative. She wanted someone who would listen, so she was happy, and I was happy.”

Sudha, on the other hand, recalled how Narayana was late for his first meeting with her father and mentioned his ambitions to join politics and open an orphanage.