Ratan Tata, the former chairman of Tata Sons, is no longer with us, but his humility and simplicity will live on in the hearts of those who knew him. Tata, who passed away on October 9 at the age of 86 at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital, once found himself defending a “young woman” who called him “chotu” on Instagram.
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After a long absence from public life, Ratan Tata joined Instagram in 2019. He shared a post announcing the same on October 30: “I don’t know about breaking the Internet, but I am so excited to join all of you on Instagram! After a long absence from public life, I look forward to exchanging stories and creating something special with such a diverse community!”
Just a few months later, Tata’s follower count on Instagram reached one million. In February 2020, he celebrated the milestone with a post on “gram” – Ratan Tata’s own casual way of referring to Instagram. He wrote, “I’ve just seen that the number of people on this page has reached a milestone. This wonderful online family is not what I expected when I joined Instagram and I have you to thank for it.”
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“I do believe that the quality of connections you make in this age of the internet is far greater than any number,” he continued.
He further said, “Being a part of your community and learning from you is truly exciting and makes me very happy and I hope our journey together continues.”
Tata completed his post with a picture of himself sitting on the floor, legs crossed, with a contented smile.
While many congratulated Tata on reaching one million followers, others praised him for his simplicity. Amid these barrage of comments, one particular comment drew attention. A woman while congratulating Tata trolled him as “chhotu”. She wrote, “Congratulations Chhotu,” with a heart emoticon.
Many bashed her left and right for referring to the industrialist as “chhotu”, so much so, that Tata himself had to defend the woman. The Padma awardee urged people to treat the woman with “respect”. He wrote, “There is a child in each one of us. Please treat this young lady with respect.”
Sadly, the woman ended up deleting her comment after being subjected to bullying by faceless trolls. When Tata learned of this, he addressed it through his Instagram stories, condemning the harsh treatment she faced.
Tata posted a series of three Instagram stories, beginning with, “A very innocent young lady expressed her heartfelt sentiments yesterday and called me a ‘kid’ in one of her comments.”
“She was bullied and disrespected for this, and in the end she deleted her sentiments,” he wrote in his second story.
He further expressed, “I appreciate and respect the heartfelt note that the young lady had left me, and hope she will not refrain from posting again.”
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