An incident of a farmer allegedly being humiliated at a Mahindra car showroom in Tumakuru district, about 60 kms from Bengaluru, has drawn criticism from netizens. Mahindra group Chairman Anand Mahindra has now taken to Twitter to share a message regarding the incident.
Extremely active on Twitter, Mahindra posted his tweet while replying to a comment by Veejay Nakra, Chief Executive Officer at Mahindra and Mahindra Limited, addressing the incident.
“The Core Purpose of @MahindraRise is to enable our communities and all stakeholders to Rise. And a key Core Value is to uphold the Dignity of the Individual. Any aberration from this philosophy will be addressed with great urgency,” he tweeted.
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{{/usCountry}}Since being posted a few hours ago, his share has gathered more than 800 likes and counting.
The incident, reportedly took place on Saturday, when Kempe Gowda, a farmer from Ramanpalya went to buy a Bolero pick-up truck from car-maker Mahindra. The car salesperson allegedly laughed at Gowda and his friends.
A video of the incident went viral all over social media and many tagged many netizens Mahindra on Twitter as well.