Apart from being a business magnate, a visionary, and a philanthropist, Ratan Tata is also a man with the biggest, kindest heart. He has always shared his words of wisdom with aspiring entrepreneurs and no matter his stature, he has always been humble and attached to his roots.
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As the Chairman of Tata Trusts celebrates his 85th birthday today, we share another story of his kindness when he backed a woman who was brutally trolled online for calling him ‘chotu’.
After joining Instagram and gaining millions of followers, Ratan Tata extended his gratitude to those who connected with him on the app. Sharing a picture of him sitting cross-legged on the floor, he had written:
“I’ve just seen that the number of people on this page has reached a milestone. This wonderful online family is not what I expected when I joined Instagram and I have you to thank for it. I do believe that the quality of connections you make in this age of the internet is far greater than any number. Being a part of your community and learning from you is truly exciting and makes me very happy and I hope our journey together continues.”
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It’s on this post that a woman commented “Congratulations, chotu” along with a red heart emoji.
Tata took it sportingly and cheerfully responded to her comment:
“There is a child in each one of us. Please treat this young lady with respect.”
But, people online were offended, really bad, by the woman’s comment and trolled her left, right, and center. This led to her eventually deleting her comment.
A lady used words like chotu with a heart emoji and after getting trolled on Instagram, she was forced to delete her post.
But it all changed when Ratan Tata appealed to be generous to the lady and to let her express in future
Ek hi to dil h, kitne baar jeetoge! @RNTata2000 pic.twitter.com/OsYZNmoaxa— 🇮🇳ASHIR OMPRAKASH (@ashir_omprakash) February 13, 2020
Ratan Tata didn’t feel good after she was forced to delete her comment. Hence, he took to his IG stories and defended the woman.
“A very innocent young lady expressed her heartfelt sentiments yesterday and called me a ‘kid’ in one of her comments. She was bullied and disrespected for it and in the end, she deleted her sentiments.”
He hoped that this incident won’t stop the woman from commenting on his posts in the future.
“I appreciate and respect the heartfelt note that the young lady had left me and hope she will not refrain from posting again.” (sic)
How sweet is that! This is the sign of a people person and the reason why he’s loved by crores of people across the globe. Happy birthday, sir!