In a letter responding to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's request to allow limited public vehicular movement through Wipro's Bengaluru campus to ease congestion on the Outer Ring Road (ORR), Wipro Founder Azim Premji declined, citing legal, governance, and statutory concerns.

Premji emphasised that Wipro's Sarjapur campus, which is part of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ), is private property. It serves global clients and is bound by contractual obligations that mandate strict access control. "Allowing public use of the campus would not offer a sustainable, long-term solution," he wrote. Advertisement

Despite this, Premji expressed Wipro’s willingness to collaborate with the state government on a data-driven approach to address Bengaluru’s persistent traffic issues. He suggested co

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