Overview
- In interviews published Monday and Tuesday, Vembu said India's hyper‑educated elite are losing a sense of national belonging.
- He urged people moving across states to adopt regional languages, citing Kannada in Bengaluru and Marathi in Mumbai as examples.
- Vembu argued that national development requires patriotic commitment in addition to policy or incentives.
- He pointed to Japan, Korea and China as places where language and national pride supported economic progress.
- He linked this ethos to Zoho's mission and said the company is building rural offices and training centres to retain local talent.