Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella criticizes India’s discriminatory CAA law. he tweeted that "I think what is happening is sad… It’s just bad…."

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella criticized India's discriminatory

Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.





Satya Nadella criticized CAA and

expressed his view on CAA Law.

BuzzFeed News, asked a question to the CEO regarding the pressure on firms in India in the purview of CAA. He humbly replied, Ben Smith, Editor-in-Chief of, asked a question to the CEO regarding the pressure on firms in India in the purview of CAA. He humbly replied,

“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.”



tweeted. Their statement is now being used to dispute our reporting. For context, this is the full version of what Nadella originally told Ben: https://t.co/lntWcsb0pl Microsoft put out a toned down version of what @satyanadella told us about the CAA shortly after @BuzzFeedBen tweeted. Their statement is now being used to dispute our reporting. For context, this is the full version of what Nadella originally told Ben: https://t.co/p2vsjpR5Er January 14, 2020

It’s a very rare situation for CEOs of tech companies to take a stand on political issues, particularly when they aren’t directly affected. Satya Nadella bucked the trend today, as he's an Indian born CEO and he criticized India’s controversial Citizen Amendment Act (CAA) that excludes Muslim emigrants from obtaining citizenship in India.

Later on, Microsoft published a statement, in which Satya Nadella said that,

“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 start-up or lead a multinational corporation benefitting Indian society and the economy at large”.

Anyhow, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella criticizes India's discriminatory CAA Law makes him trend today's news.