Would request such campaigns be stopped, Ratan Tata to twitterati

Ratan Tata, the Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group, has  requested Twitter users to discontinue a campaign to confer the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award, to the octogenarian, saying that he was instead happy to be able to contribute to India's growth and prosperity. Tata tweeted on Satureday in response to #BharatRatnaForRatanTata campaign on the social media platform. 

While I appreciate the sentiments expressed by a section of the social media in terms of an award, I would humbly like to request that such campaigns be discontinued.

Instead, I consider myself fortunate to be an Indian and to try and contribute to India’s growth and prosperity pic.twitter.com/CzEimjJPp5

— Ratan N. Tata (@RNTata2000) February 6, 2021

The hashtag #BharatRatnaForRatanTata started trending on Twitter on Friday after motivational speaker Dr Vivek Bhindra tweeted about the campaign to confer the highest civilian award to Ratan Tata, who is known for his social causes and philanthropic efforts.