Day after, Ratan Tata has a request for Twitterati on Bharat Ratna campaign

Ratan Tata, the Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group, on Saturday put out a request after Twitterati started a campaign to confer him with the ‘Bharat Ratna’, the highest civilian award. The campaign kickstarted on the microblogging site on Friday with a hashtag #BharatRatnaForRatanTata which soon became a trend.

As the clamour on Twitter grew, urging the Government to fete Tata, the man himself stepped in to hit pause on the campaign.

Tata, being a gentleman as always, said that while he appreciated the collective sentiment but would want the campaign to stop. “While I appreciate the sentiments expressed by a section of the social media in terms of an award, I would humbly like to request that such campaigns be discontinued," Tata wrote on Twitter. The business giant said that he already considers himself fortunate to be an Indian.





The tweet, which was posted a couple of hours ago, has already gathered over 43.3Klikes. Tata's tweet made Twittarati admire the 83-year-old even more. “We understand Tata's feelings, sir. This is the nobility of Tata, sir. Tata has always given something to the country, never asked for anything in return. Tata has always strived for the development, security and prosperity of the country,” one user replied to the tweet.









So how did this campaign find wind? The hashtag took off on Friday after motivational speaker Dr Vivek Bhindra tweeted about it. Soon enough, it became a topic of conversation as more and more people joined in. "The real hero of our nation," one user wrote. Netizens started mentioning Tata’s philanthropic and social work, highlighting how he deserves the Bharat Ratna more than anyone else.











Tata, born in 1937 in Bombay (now known as Mumbai), is well known for his charitable works. His employees have always recalled him for generous and kind nature.