‘Look Forward to Exchanging Stories’: Ratan Tata Joins Instagram

Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata. 

(Photo Courtesy: Instagram) 

To the delight of his fans, Ratan Tata, the Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, on Wednesday joined Instagram and within the initial few hours, garnered over 85,000 followers.

The first post from the 81-year-old industrialist who has not been very active on social media gained nearly 50,000 likes within no time.

"I don't know about breaking the internet, but I am so excited to join all of you on Instagram!

"After a long absence from public life, I look forward to exchanging stories and creating something special with such a diverse community!" he posted.

The India Inc bigwig also announced his arrival on the Facebook-owned platform on Twitter.

Fans and followers of the iconic businessman were delighted to see him which also reflects in the number of followers he has currently on the platform –135K!

One Twitter user replied: "Good to see you on @instagram sir, you don't break thing, you make lives!"

"Best Diwali gift for Instagram & its users!" wrote another.

People also loved his picture that featured him wearing a black suit while seated in the board room.

"Nice DP sir," posted one user.

Tata, has been on Twitter since April 2011 and had 7.6 million followers. However, his interactions through Twitter has remained limited to only a few tweets in the last several months.