Anand Mahindra tweets against Rajsamand murder

MUMBAI: Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra, on Friday tweeted strongly against the gruesome incident in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand, where a man was hacked and burnt alive for allegedly committing love jihad, and exhorted authorities to deliver justice “decisively and swiftly”. The attacker had got his nephew to film the act which went viral on social media.

Mahindra is mostly seen using Twitter to appreciate government’s business-friendly policies and for furthering the visibility of the group as its brand ambassador, and this was a rare occasion when he used it to show his revulsion to a macabre act.

“Turning cold-blooded murder into a televised drama shows a diseased mind of unimaginable magnitude. If we are to lay any claim to being a civilised society, then justice for this act must be delivered decisively &swiftly...,” Mahindra tweeted.

Turning cold-blooded murder into a televised drama shows a diseased mind of unimaginable magnitude. If we are to lay any claim to being a civilised society, then justice for this act must be delivered decisively & swiftly.. https://t.co/53FjUz6p4w

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) December 8, 2017

Immediately, a swarm of tweets, some applauding and some deprecating Mahindra’s tweet emerged on his timeline. It is rare in current times for an industrialist to comment on current events especially hot topics that have people take opposite sides of the divide.

“It’s something specially you (Mahindra) should not comment on. We should push it hard but not publicise,” advised Kalpesh Adhvaryu under the twitter handle measentrepreneur.

Mahindra, however, was forthright in his condemnation. “I’m sorry, I disagree. I first turned my eyes away from the video and was about to scroll away from it. And then I realised that by not acknowledging the reality of the video, I would share the collective guilt of a society that does not battle its own demons...,” he tweeted back.

I’m sorry, I disagree. I first turned my eyes away from the video and was about to scroll away from it. And then I realised that by not acknowledging the reality of the video, I would share the collective guilt of a society that does not battle its own demons... https://t.co/EsLMxYkG4x

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) December 8, 2017

Many others joined in to support Mahindra’s stance.