A simple “no” from India’s most respected power couple — Narayana Murthy and Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty — has sparked a statewide debate. The Murthys declined to participate in the Karnataka government’s caste survey, calling it irrelevant to them. While the Congress government defends the survey as vital for social equity, the BJP and several industry voices have slammed it as divisive and unnecessary. The Karnataka High Court has clarified the survey is voluntary, not mandatory. With reactions pouring in from all sides, the Murthys’ stand has reignited the caste debate in Karnataka’s politics.

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