April 10: Top Infosys official, Mr T. V. Mohandas Pai, has alleged that his company was asked to pay a bribe by the government officials to clear projects but it refused and said files “go missing” when “palms are not greased.” “We were asked to pay bribe. We refused. But in all places, wherever Infosys is functioning today, we have been supported by the chief secretaries. In north India too, we got the approval without paying a single rupee as bribe,” he said. “This because we brought the issue to the notice of higher officials. It takes a long time for things to be done unless you grease people’s palms and if you refuse like we do always, it takes a delay, ” Mr Pai, who is the human resources director of Infosys, said. He maintained that the proposed Lokpal Bill will go a long way towards changing this situation. Reacting sharply to Mr Pai’s remarks, the BJP, said he should back his claims with proof.