Published 17:59 IST, October 25th 2021

Anand Mahindra shares MatkaMan video; netizens hail him for highlighting 'real heroes'

Anand Mahindra shared the story of 'MatkaMan', Alag Natrajan, on this Twitter account. Alag is helping the underprivileged & needy with the water supply. Watch

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Mahindra CEO, Anand Mahindra is known for his inspirational and relatable social media posts. His posts frequently attract a large number of viewers and become viral. In his most recent tweet, business magnate shared story of "MatkaMan", who is devoted to helping underprivileged and needy with water supply. His real name is Alag Natarajan, and he lived in England before coming to India and assisting people.

one-minute video begins with Alag standing in front of his truck while camera pans around to see his flashy vehicle. A narrator begins to tell story of Alag Natrajan and how he bought truck and customised it to his liking. truck's biggest vantage is that it can transport roughly 200 litres of water. Quotes of Mahatma Gandhi, Leo Tolstoy, and W H Auden are featured on Bolero vehicle. One of Mahatma Gandhi's quotes on truck re, "I am prepared to die, but re is no cause for which I am prepared to kill."

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Anand Mahindra thanked Alag Natrajan for using Bolero

Anand Mahindra shared video yesterday around 2 pm. He thanked Alag Natrajan for using Bolero in caption which re, "A Superhero that’s more powerful than entire Marvel stable. MatkaMan. Apparently, he was an entrepreneur in England & a cancer conqueror who returned to India to quietly serve poor. Thank you Sir, for honouring Bolero by making it a part of your noble work[sic]."

video has currently received over 63 thousand views and almost 4 thousand likes. It has been retweeted 432 times. It also received a flood of comments from Internet users who were moved by Alag's story. One Twitter user wrote, "Thank you for highlighting such kind of real heroes. Must take a lot of effort to research and publish. You are a hero yourself, sir[sic]." Anor person commented, "Thanks Mr. Anand Mahindra for highlighting such real life heroes[sic]."

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Meanwhile, anor user's comment re, "Thanks Anand Sir for recognition of we ordinary people who also have dreams[sic]."

Anand Mahinda's initiative to help a Manipuri boy

Anand Mahinda has also taken initiative to help a Manipuri boy named Prem who constructed an Iron Man suit out of scrap materials. According to him, Mahindra was able to approach child with help of one of Mahindra's automotive partners, Shivz Autotech in Imphal. business magnate announced in a series of tweets that he would promote boy.

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(Image: Twitter/@anandmahindra, PTI)

17:59 IST, October 25th 2021