'Samosas at the White House'. Anand Mahindra fetes new IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, like a boss!

Twitterati couldn’t help but ask for green chutney.

By ET Online | Jan 31, 2020, 04.59 PM IST

Anand Mahindra (left) congratulated Arvind Krishna (right).

Being an Indian and making it big in the field of technology is no mean feat to accomplish. Joining the ranks of Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai and Shantanu Narayen is Arvind Krishna who has been appointed the new CEO of American MNC IBM. Indian Twitter celebrate Krishna’s achievement, however, it was Anand Mahindra who ended up stealing the limelight.

The chairman of the Mahindra group, sent out a tweet calling Krishna’s accomplishment a ‘stunning endorsement of the managerial capabilities’. “This places a responsibility on Indian managers to demonstrate that they can take Indian companies to the top as well...!”, wrote the 64-year-old.

What a stunning endorsement of the managerial capabilities of Indian-origin managers. Satya, Sundar, Shantanu & Arv… https://t.co/ZKdAUVycZ2
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) 1580438934000

After lauding Krishna and other top Indian bosses, Mahindra couldn’t help but use his A-level humour to churn out hilarious jokes. The top boss said that if the White House was to organize a conclave of tech titans, they would serve samosas instead of hamburgers.

On a lighter note, the next time the White House organises a conclave ot Tech Industry titans, they’ll have to ensu… https://t.co/Uh6W7tQkFV
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) 1580440651000

Following Mahindra’s tweet, Twitterati got their creative juices flowing and gave witty replies to the corporate leader’s post.

@anandmahindra Alongwith a cutting chai
— chandra mohite (@chandramohite) 1580440727000

@anandmahindra What a humour
— Garima Tripathi (@garima_1115) 1580459100000

@anandmahindra Ha ha with chatni��
— swati gupta (@swatigupta2306) 1580440855000

@anandmahindra Sir, samosa ke sath hariwali chatani bhi rakhna
— Sanjay Kashyap (@SanjayKashyap84) 1580441160000

Rest assured, all of Mahindra’s 7.4 million followers have a good time following the Indian billionaire.

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