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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella voices concern over CAA, bats for immigrants to create the next unicorn in India

Speaking to editors at a Microsoft event in Manhattan, Microsoft's Indian-origin CEO Satya Nadella said what is happening is "sad" and he would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant create the next unicorn in India.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella voices concern over CAA, bats for immigrants to create the next unicorn in India

Tuesday January 14, 2020 , 2 min Read

Microsoft's Indian-origin CEO Satya Nadella on Monday voiced concern over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), saying what is happening is "sad" and he would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant create the next unicorn in India.


His comments came while speaking to editors at a Microsoft event in Manhattan where he was asked about the contentious issue of CAA which grants Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.


"I think what is happening is sad... It's just bad... I would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant who comes to India and creates the next unicorn in India or becomes the next CEO of Infosys,"

Nadella was quoted as saying by Ben Smith, the Editor-in-Chief of New York-based BuzzFeed News.


Satya Nadella

Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft




In a statement issued by Microsoft India, Nadella said, "Every country will and should define its borders, protect national security and set immigration policy accordingly. And in democracies, that is something that the people and their governments will debate and define within those bounds.


"I'm shaped by my Indian heritage, growing up in a multicultural India and my immigrant experience in the United States. My hope is for an India where an immigrant can aspire to found a prosperous startup or lead a multinational corporation benefitting Indian society and the economy at large."


The Centre last week issued a gazette notification announcing that the CAA has come into effect from January 10, 2020.


The CAA was passed by Parliament on December 11.


According to the legislation, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014, due to religious persecution will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship.


There have been widespread protests against the Act in different parts of the country.