Indian-origin CEO gives free visas after Neeraj Chopra wins silver medal at Olympics

Atlys CEO Mohak Nahta will give free visas to Indians today to celebrate Neeraj Chopra's Olympic silver medal.

Published on: Aug 9, 2024, 13:40:40 IST

By Sanya Jain

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Atlys CEO Mohak Nahta had promised free visas to all Indians if Neeraj Chopra won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Although the Indian athlete lost the gold in javelin throw to Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, Nahta will go ahead with his promise.

Indian-origin visa start-up CEO Mohak Nahta promised free visas for Atlys users if Neeraj Chopra wins Gold in the Paris Olympics. (X/@mohaknahta, Reuters)

(Also read: Indian-origin visa start-up CEO promises 'free Visa for everyone' if Neeraj Chopra wins Gold in Paris Olympics)

In a LinkedIn post shared this morning, the Indian-origin founder of visa startup Atlys said he would go ahead with the original offer. Every person who had commented on his earlier post with their email address will today be able to avail a free visa to a country of their choice, he explained.

“I promised a free visa if we won gold. Today, it's clear—it's not the colour of the medal but our spirit that shines,” wrote Mohak Nahta. “To celebrate this achievement, I'm going ahead with our original offer of free visas for all Indians today.”

“People who commented with emails on my earlier posts will receive instructions over email from Atlys on how to redeem this offer shortly,” the CEO of Atlys added.

Take a look at Mohak Nahta's post:

On July 30, Nahta had promised a free visa to all Indians if Neeraj Chopra won a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics. “Your visa will cost you ZERO – it is completely on us,” he had explained earlier, also clarifying that the offer would be applicable to all countries.

He also explained how people could avail the offer: “Drop your email in comments below and we will create an account for you with a free visa credit,” Nahta wrote.

Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem bested Chopra for the first time in their 11 face-offs to claim the Olympic gold medal with a sensational Games record of 92.97m on Thursday night.

Nadeem and Chopra, despite being fierce competitors on the field, are good friends off it. A few months back, when Nadeem made a social media appeal for funds to buy a quality javelin, Chopra was among those who stepped forward to offer their support.

(With inputs from agencies)

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Sanya Jain
Sanya Jain is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Digital. She has nearly a decade of experience in covering offbeat stories that speak to the everyday experience - from viral videos to human interest copies that spark conversation. Her interests stretch across business, pop culture, social media trends, entertainment and global affairs. Before joining Hindustan Times, Sanya spent two years with Moneycontrol and five years with NDTV. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a master’s in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. Sanya has a sharp eye for spotting emerging trends and looking for newsworthy angles to elevate viral posts into meaningful narratives. She was the first one, for example, to cover Narayana Murthy’s remark on 70-hour work weeks that sparked a national conversation. She is equally at ease writing about business leaders as about the common man, about issues of national importance and memes that amuse social media. Sanya enjoys speaking with content creators, newsmakers and entrepreneurs to transform everyday moments into engaging, slice-of-life stories that resonate with readers. When she is not working, Sanya can be found curled up with a good book. Born and raised in Lucknow, she has spent the last several years in Delhi. She is deeply interested in animal welfare and now spends a lot of her time running after her destructive orange cat.Read More

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