It's not often that one gets to meet their favourite celebrities outside of Twitter and in real life. But that's exactly what happened to an Indian techie fan of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Fans and followers of Musk may be aware of his Indian Twitter friend Pranay Pathole. Pune-based Pathole is often tagged by Musk (and vice versa) on Twitter, be it in posts or comments. Well, it seems Pathole, who has been a long-term fan of the SpaceX chief, is finally getting his due. In a recent post on Twitter, the Indian techie shared a photo with Musk himself, posing inside the Tesla Gigafactory in Texas.
Pathole took to the microblogging site where a majority of his interactions with Musk have taken place over the years and shared the photo along with his experience of finally getting to meet his idol. "Never seen such a humble and down-to-earth person. You're an inspiration to the millions," Pathole wrote.
The post, which has over 48k likes and hundreds of retweets, has left millions of Musk's Indian fans as well as Pathole's well-wishers thrilled. "The feeling of meeting someone whom you have admired for so long, would be nothing less than seeing God," one user posted. Others congratulated him on the meeting.
Musk's Indian friend
If you're wondering how Pathole, a techie from India, became such fast friends with Musk, here's a look at how the duo got to know each other. It all started in 2018 when Pathole was a software engineering student studying at the University of Pune when he first tweeted out to Musk.
The first tweet was regarding glitches in the new Tesla model which Pathole had requested Musk to fix. Musk, who is active on Twitter and has a massive following, responded to the tweet, thus starting a relationship that has spanned years and moved on from the online world to the real world.
Since then, Pathole has tweeted several times tagging Musk on commenting on his posts and has been sure to get a response from Musk.
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While Pathole's dreams may have come true, thousands of Musk's fans in India have been waiting with bated breath for Tesla's entry into India for years. While the tech czar has made multiple promises in the past to launch the flagship line of eco-friendly cars in India, reports in May suggested that the company has currently put its India launch plans on hold. Nevertheless, several unofficial Tesla fan clubs continue to operate in the country. Will Pathole's meeting with the Tesla CEO bring new hopes fore Tesla fans in India? Only time and Musk can tell.
