Ratan Tata calls to discontinue #BharatRatnaForRatanTata campaign

Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, has requested Twitter users to stop an online campaign seeking India’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna for him. Taking to Twitter, Tata said he considers himself fortunate to be an Indian and such campaign should be discontinued.

“While I appreciate the sentiments expressed by a section of the social media in terms of an award, I would humbly like to request that such campaigns be discontinued,” Tata said in a tweet.

On Friday, renowned businessman and motivational speaker Dr Vivek Bhindra tweeted that industrialist Ratan Tata deserved the Bharat Ratna, following which the hashtag #BharatRatnaForRatanTata started trending on Twitter.

While I appreciate the sentiments expressed by a section of the social media in terms of an award, I would humbly like to request that such campaigns be discontinued.

Instead, I consider myself fortunate to be an Indian and to try and contribute to India’s growth and prosperity pic.twitter.com/CzEimjJPp5

— Ratan N. Tata (@RNTata2000) February 6, 2021

A large number of supporters tweeted the hashtag, praising and highlighting Tata’s efforts.

“Instead, I consider myself fortunate to be an Indian and to try and contribute to India’s growth and prosperity,” he added.

The Charman of Tata Trust, who turned 83 on December 28, 2020, was recently conferred the title of “Global Visionary of Sustainable Business and Peace” by the Federation of Indo-Israel Chambers of Commerce (FIICC) for epitomizing “unity, peace and sustainability”.