Twitterati ask Anand Mahindra to give Olympic gold-medalist Neeraj Chopra an XUV. Billionaire replies

The Mahindra Group chairman is an active member of Twitter and often shares his views on trending issues in a candid fashion. Anand Mahindra makes good use of his platform with over 8.4 million followers to highlight and praise real talent.

The 66-year-old billionaire, who was closely following the Olympics in Tokyo, took to Twitter to cheer for our athletes. So when Neeraj Chopra made history by bagging the first gold medal in the men's javelin throw for India in Olympics 2020, Mahindra was quick to join his "army".

"We’re all in your army, Baahubali," Mahindra tweeted praising Chopra after his Olympics win along with a photo showing the Olympian and 'Baahubali' star leading an army.


A Twitter user commented on Mahindra's post, asking for an XUV700 for the athlete, to which the businessman got back with a "yes", tagging two executives of the Mahindra and Mahindra company to put the plan in action.

"It will be my personal privilege and honour to gift our Golden Athlete an XUV700," the tycoon wrote, asking his colleagues to "keep one ready for him."
Chopra, a Subedar in the Indian Army, isn't the only one who was featured on Mahindra's Twitter feed. The India Inc boss shared an emotional video of weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who celebrated her Olympics victory with the truck drivers who helped her reach her training venue every day.

Chanu, who won the first medal for India at Tokyo Olympics, would hitch a ride with truck drivers carrying sand daily to reach her training venue. To thank the drivers for their help, Chanu hosted an event where she honoured them for their support. In the videos and pictures doing the rounds on the Internet, the weightlifter is seen touching the feet of the drivers to express her gratitude.

Mahindra hailed her for her humble gesture. Sharing the video on his Twitter account, Mahindra wrote: "As far as I’m concerned, this gesture of @mirabai_chanu makes her a Gold medallist. My eyes moistened seeing her touch their feet. One of the most graceful gestures in our country…"
Many brands are coming forward to treat our athletes for making the country proud at the Tokyo Olympics. Just like Mahindra offering an SUV to Chopra, earlier Domino's India had also offered free pizza “for life” to Chanu after she revealed that the first thing she'd do after winning a medal is eat pizza. A statement which had then gone viral on social media, sending Domino's outlet in Manipur to Chanu's home for a quick pizza treat.

Now that the Olympics are over and our athletes will be coming home, we hope that more such brands and influential people will step forward to shower our heroes with much needed appreciation.