Daijiworld Media Network – Mumbai
Mumbai, Oct 23: The story of a modern day ‘Shravan Kumar’ who is taking his mother on an all India pilgrimage on his father’s old Bajaj Chethak scooter has touched the hearts of many.
However, when the story came to the attention of Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra, he tweeted on gifting the mother-son duo a Mahindra KUV100 NXT, so that they can comfortably continue their pilgrimage on a car.
News footage on D Krishna Kumar from Mysuru quitting his job and taking his mother Chooda Ratna on pilgrimage was shared by twitter user Manoj Kumar.
Anand Mahindra
Daijiworld had published a report on the mother-son duo when they visited Mangaluru temples in November 2018.
Anand Mahindra who was impressed with Krishna Kumar’s dedication towards his mother, tweeted he wants to gift them a car.
“A beautiful story. About the love for a mother but also about the love for a country... Thank you for sharing this Manoj. If you can connect him to me, I’d like to personally gift him a Mahindra KUV 100 NXT so he can drive his mother in a car on their next journey,” Mahindra tweeted.
Mahindra’s tweet has gone viral and has over 4,000 re-tweets and 17,000 likes. Many are applauding Mahindra for his gesture and Krishna Kumar for being a perfect son.