New Delhi: A twitter user questioned chairman of one of India’s largest vehicle manufacturers, Anand Mahindra, that does he drive cars that are not made by his own company? To which Mahindra replied ‘You mean there are cars other than Mahindra?’
On Sunday, Anand Mahindra took to Twitter to share a breathtaking photograph of “one of the most daring mountain roads of India with 70 continuous hairpin bends”, located in Tamil Nadu. “I want to find out who built this road and then I will only trust my Thar to take me on it!” he wrote, referring to Mahindra & Mahindra’s off-road SUV – a vehicle that has been praised for its ability to negotiate rough terrain.
A Twitter user named Akshat Soni asked him if he drove cars other than Mahindra. “Sir do you drive cars other than Mahindra?” he wrote on the microblogging platform.
Anand Mahindra, in his trademark witty style, replied: “You mean there are cars other than Mahindra?? I had no idea.”
“Just kidding,” he added as a disclaimer, along with a smiley face emoji.
His response has banged more than 9,500 likes.
The picture of the “daring mountain road” was posted by Norwegian diplomat Erik Solheim and was widely shared on Twitter.
Another Twitter user, who said he lived close to the road, promised to give Mr Mahindra “a lift” in his Thar. Here’s how the industrialist responded: ‘That’s a deal.’
This is not the first time that Anand Mahindra has amused his fans with his witty replies. In 2019, when Mr Mahindra shared a video of the luxury electric “hypercar” Battista, a Twitter user jokingly asked him about its mileage. “Sir, kitna deti hai?” the Twitter user asked, earning a hilarious response from Anand Mahindra.
Mahindra Took A Walkdown To Memory Lane, Share Picture Of An Airline From 1936
Industrialist Anand Mahindra on Sunday took a walk down memory lane as he shared a picture of an airline from 1936. The chairman of Mahindra Group shared interiors of a commercial plane from Imperial Airways, the first British airline in 1936. The monochrome picture shows wicker chairs inside the plane. In the early days of commercial flights, in the 1920s and 1930s, airplane seats were just wicker chairs. After that, the chairs were made of aluminum. Those chairs looked nothing like the aircraft’s seats which we see today, but they were like chairs one would find in someone’s home.
Sharing the throwback photo of an 86-year-old airline, Anand Mahindra wrote, “From my #signalwonderbox. The interior of a commercial plane from Imperial Airways, the first British commercial airline in 1936”.
Amid the numerous Covid-related travel restriction, the Mahindra Group chairman recalled the good old days when travelling via an airplane was a leisure thing. “In these times of anxiety-ridden air travel, a refreshing throwback to when flying was like relaxing on a wicker easy chair,” the business tycoon added.
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