Bangalore: Dismissing reports that he might step down from office to take up a diplomatic assignment, Infosys chairman and chief mentor N R Narayana Murthy on June 14 said he would continue to be at the helm of affairs till he is 60 in August 2006.

"There is no such thing... I will continue to be the chairman and chief mentor of Infosys until the age of 60… I am 56 years and 10 months now and continue... unless I am mentally or physically incapacitated," Murthy told reporters on the sidelines of the 22nd annual general meeting of the NASDAQ-listed, Bangalore-headquartered software major.

There were reports in a section of the media earlier this week that Murthy may step down and accept to become Ambassador of India in a Western country.

PTI