India, Sept. 25 -- Wipro founder chairman Azim Premji has declined Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah's request to allow limited vehicular movement through the company's campus in the state capital Bengaluru, saying that it is an "exclusive private property owned by a listed company", not meant for public thoroughfare.

He also said that allowing public vehicular movement through Wipro's Sarjapur campus would create "significant legal, governance, and statutory challenges."

Karnataka chief Minister Siddaramaiah had written to Premji on September 19 to explore "the possibility of allowing limited vehicular movement through the Wipro campus, subject to mutually agreed terms and necessary security considerations." However, Wipro has offe...