Many would disagree but, in India, some controversies are due to our unconscious habit of imperfectly translating age old native phrases, desi proverbs, regional expressions and ethnic wisdom in English or into language which isn’t our mother tongue. 
I don’t know L&T Chairman 
SN Subrahmanyan. 
But, I think when he said, ‘What do you do sitting at home? How long can you stare at your wife? How long can the wives stare at their husbands?’ he has been misunderstood. 
This sounds anti-women, anti- family values, against balancing of work and home etc. etc but translate it in your native language. The negative impact will tone down a bit. 
Our colloquial languages have ways of expressions that are multi-layered. 
Many times abuses sound much more offensive in English when translated from regional languages.
If you stick to spoken words you may be misled.
‘Staring at wife’ expression can be spoken in haste, with humour, to exaggerate, to crack a joke in native languages. 
Intelligent listeners should discount it, appropriately. 
I sympathise with Mr. SN Subrahmanyan. 
In India poor people(more than half of India does work, almost, 90 hours if we include travel time. Nobody cares for them.) After getting the first big break in life(around age 25/30) till we achieve something substantial our heart and mind are occupied for more than 90 hours. 
Mr. SN Subrahmanyan, disregard your critics. Many of us have understood the crux of your comment. 
Our regards for Mrs. SN Subrahmanyan. 
I am sure with her able support you are working on Sundays. 
In India we follow passion. We take help of the family. And, all of us dream big together. 
If it requires 90 hours of work then we happily do it.
In most families, in our prime time, we work hardest. 
It’s no big deal.