'I Love Staring At My Wife,' Says Industrialist Anand Mahindra In Response To L&T Chairman’s 90-Hour Workweek Remark

Industrialist Anand Mahindra, while taking a dig at Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) chairman SN Subrahmanyan’s 90-hour workweek’ remark, indicated that he has his priorities right and tends to focus more on the quality of work rather than on slogging for marathon hours.

Speaking at the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2025, the chairman of Mahindra Group was asked how he managed his time to maintain a strong presence on social media.

Statement Of Industrialist Anand Mahindra

“I often get asked how much time I have to spend on social media. I want to tell people that I am on X or social media not because I am lonely," he said. “My wife is wonderful, I love staring at her. So, I am not here to make friends, I am here because social media is an amazing business tool. How in one platform, I get feedback from 11 million people," Mahindra added.

The industrialist also said that one can only make better decisions when one has a holistic life. ““If you are not spending time at home or with friends and if you are not reading and don’t have time to reflect, how will you bring the inputs into making the right decisions?" he said.

About L&T Chairman SN Subrahmanyan's 90-Hour Workweek Remark

Mahendra was essentially responding to Subrahmanyan’s remarks that employees should be willing to work even on Sundays. The L&T chief had reasoned how long one could “stare at your wife" and expressed regret that he could not mandate Sunday work, stating, “If I can make you work on Sundays, I will be more happier because I work on Sundays."

Explaining how many hours he works in a week, Mahindra said, “This is what I wanted to avoid. I don’t want it to be about time. I don’t want it to be about quantity. Ask me about the quality of my work. Don’t ask me how many hours I have worked."