The managing director of Accenture Solutions on Tuesday said he “never agreed to speak at or attend” an RSS-organised event next month in the city.

Accenture Solutions managing director and head of Chennai operations, Rama S. Ramachandran, was slated to be guest of honour at the event.

The organisers removed his name from the invite on Tuesday with the RSS Chennai website displaying the latest programme schedule.

The invite said the event, Resurgent Bharath, is planned to be held here on February 2 by the IT wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Chennai. Zoho Corporation founder Sridhar Vembu, the chief guest.

Ramachandran tweeted: “I am not sure how this misunderstanding happened, but I have no affiliation with this group and never agreed to speak at or attend this event.”

As several Twitter users vented their anger over their participation, Vembu responded to the comments. “I don't decide my views based on Twitter attacks. If you dislike which events I attend, please do what your conscience dictates and I will do what mine dictates. We earn our daily bread due to our work and we will continue to do quality work. I won't be responding to attacks,” he said.

A Twitter user had said: “Sridhar Vembu, chairman of India’s Zoho, flaunts his association with the Nazi-inspired fascist RSS, whose aim is to make minorities second class citizens and is currently going a rampage at universities and against critics of the regime.”

Another said: “Just wanted to know from folks at Accenture India…, Zoho as to what is their corporate policy on attending functions organised by religious bodies?”