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On National Youth Day, Anand Mahindra becomes a 'backbencher' much to Twitter's delight

Encouraged by the interaction, when Twitter users asked him what his favourite subjects in school and college were, Mahindra said it was...

January 12, 2022 / 14:26 IST
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Anand Mahindra shared this photo on Twitter to mark National Youth Day and to emphasise on cultivating youthful thinking.
Anand Mahindra shared this photo on Twitter to mark National Youth Day and to emphasise on cultivating youthful thinking.

To mark National Youth Day on Wednesday, Mahindra Group Chairperson Anand Mahindra shared a motivational message on Twitter. He stressed on the importance of having a "youthful outlook to the world", but what got Twitter's attention was the photo Mahindra had shared with the post. It featured the industrialist sitting in a classroom with young students, but as Twitter pointed out, Mahindra had chosen to take the last bench in the class, leading to people calling him a "backbencher".

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Mahindra, however, took things in his stride and commented, "Backbenchers always have the widest possible view of the class—and the Universe!"

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The interaction encouraged more people to ask questions and the industrialist obliged.

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