Business tycoon and philanthropist Anand Mahindra is a bit of a celebrity on Twitter - across his ten-odd years of tweeting, heâs made us laugh, inspired us and even helped us out with our music playlists.

Unfortunately, thereâs just no pleasing some people. It all started when Mahindra posted a tweet sharing a few positive markers in Indiaâs recently-troubled economy. Recent statistics have shown a mild upward trend in Indiaâs manufacturing sector - something that Mahindra wished to highlight and share with millions of Indians anxious about the countryâs fiscal futures.

Iâm often accused of being stupidly optimistic. If this trend continues then perhaps the adjective âstupidâ will be discarded... https://t.co/nD10q8VETk

â anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) January 24, 2020

A Twitter user by the name of âAaravâ promptly disagreed, however.

Yes , you are stupid .
India cud nt yet arrange for electricity, water, roads and law and order and now Modi & company has made sure that we stay in a turmoil for another 42 months and to add to it Rahul Gandhi , the dumb is leading the opposition

â Aarav (@Aarav93555583) January 24, 2020

All fair points, no doubt - several Indians agree with Aaravâs opinions, but simply calling Mahindra âstupidâ without delivering a particularly constructive reply isnât what weâd call a smart course of action.

Fortunately, Mahindra quickly showed him how itâs done.

Your pessimism is quite comprehensive. Is there ANYTHING you are optimistic about? Or have you exiled yourself to a remote cave in the mountains? Let me know if I can get Swiggy to send you a food package! https://t.co/R43n19RdIj

â anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) January 24, 2020

Itâs a pretty clear message from the CEO - talk shit, get hit. The tweet gained close to 15k likes and over 2k retweets since it was posted, and Indian tweeters couldnât get enough of it.

Several of his fans and followers enjoyed his sarcastic, nonchalant reply:

Sir you are way too humble and cool !!
The person whom you responded to has NO FOLLOWERS! He was highly discourteous to you, a corporate honcho !! Yet you reverted so politely! Wow sir! You amaze and constantly inspire me.

â Vidya Ganesh (@VidyaG88) January 24, 2020

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â Gurjit Bal (@iudcn) January 24, 2020

Some felt that his reply was out of turn, however:

@anandmahindra with due respects 2 you, you may have brushed aside tweet of the gentlmen but deep down in yr heart I m sure u r aware of extent 2 which Indian Society has become polarized & if NRC comes anyone who has an iota of intellect knows there is nothing 2b optimistic

â dilip shahani (@dilipshahani) January 24, 2020

Sh. Anand Sir: I am sure you donât have such staff for cleaning of vehicle. Freedom of speech doesnât mean you say anything to anyone. After reading such reply for a successful man I must say India is far behind in giving right education.

â  Sunil Chouhan  (@sunilc65) January 24, 2020

A fair point was raised by user âRandominionâ, who brought up Mahindraâs peer, Rahul Bajaj. 

Sh. Anand Sir: I am sure you donât have such staff for cleaning of vehicle. Freedom of speech doesnât mean you say anything to anyone. After reading such reply for a successful man I must say India is far behind in giving right education.

â  Sunil Chouhan  (@sunilc65) January 24, 2020

Bajaj has recently gone on record criticising the state of Indiaâs government and further explaining how industrialists are shying away from being openly critical of its policies - which is something Mahindra may be guilty of here, if viewed from a well, pessimistic angle. The auto industry has suffered major losses through 2019, with over 2 lakh jobs being snapped out of existence in just a few months - a major blow to a country thatâs reeling from high unemployment rates.

Itâs all water under the bridge for Mahindra, though. With his recent, wildly popular XUV 300 model earning a 5-Star NCAP rating and becoming the safest car ever made by an Indian manufacturer, we canât blame him for wanting to be a bit more positive - even for a single tweet.

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