‘Have a wonderful wife, can stare at her for hours’: Anand Mahindra reacts to L&T chairman’s 90-hour workweek remark

“I have huge respect for Narayana Murthy and others. So let me not get this wrong, of course. But I have to say something, I think this debate is in the wrong direction. My point is we have to focus on the quality of work, not on the quantity of work. So it’s not about 48, 40 hours, it’s not about 70 hours, it’s not about 90 hours,” Mahindra said.

“What output are you doing even if it’s 10 hours? You can change the world in 10 hours,” he said.

Mahindra, who is an avid social media user, was also asked how much he spends on X. Responding to it, he said, “I’m on X on social media not because I’m lonely. My wife is wonderful, I love staring at her. I spend more time. So I’m not here to make friends. I’m here because people don’t understand it is an amazing business tool,” he said.

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#WATCH | On L&T Chairman SN Subrahmanyan advocates a 90-hour work week, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra says, “I have a huge respect for Narayan Murthy and others. So let me not get this wrong. But I have to say something. I think this debate is in the wrong direction… pic.twitter.com/7g5zjNeHWO

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L&T chairman S N Subrahmanyan stirred controversy with his suggestion that employees should work up to 90 hours a week and even consider skipping Sundays. Actor Deepika Padukone, a mental health advocate, reacted to the statement on Instagram, saying, “Shocking to see people in such senior positions make such statements. #mentalhealthmatters.”