Overview

• He told Moneycontrol that five or six clients, including high‑profile ones, pressed him about progress and delays as projects struggled to mobilize staff and labour.
• He described the remark as a casual response to performance pressure and said he would have answered differently in hindsight though he cannot retract it now.
• He said the conversation was recorded despite a statutory warning that prohibited recordings.
• He added that his wife felt bad after her name was dragged into the episode.
• L&T’s annual report shows his FY25 pay rose nearly 50% to Rs 76.25 crore, largely from exercised stock options.