Anand Mahindra pledges support to Manipur boy who built Iron Man suit from scrap. Viral Twitter thread
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Anand Mahindra pledged his support to Manipur boy Prem Ningombam, who built an Iron Man suit from scrap. He was mighty impressed with the boy's skills.
Remember a few days ago Anand Mahindra had tweeted about wanting to support a young man from Manipur who built an Iron Man suit from scrap? He took to Twitter to share an update about him with his fans and followers. The young man is from Heirok, Manipur and has been identified as Prem Ningombam. The 66-year-old industrialist once again expressed his strong desire to support him in whatever way possible and also appeared inspired and impressed with his superb skills. He addressed his gratitude to his Auto sector partners, Shivz Autotech in Imphal for visiting Prem and his family. I had tweeted about Prem, the young man from Imphal who used scrap material to build an ‘Iron Man’ suit. I was keen to support his obvious talent & I’m grateful to our Auto sector partners, Shivz Autotech in Imphal for visiting Prem & his family to understand his desires. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/i7RQLXUl6E I am awestruck & inspired by Prem’s ambition & skills that have flowered despite—not because of—his circumstances. Many of us from privileged backgrounds never appreciated enough the resources we were given. But Prem uses scrap material & basic tools to shape his creations (2/3) pic.twitter.com/YGCjyooCpv Our Group’s Chief Design Officer, @BosePratap is equally inspired by Prem & will be connecting with Prem to mentor his career. @SheetalMehta the head of the Mahindra Foundation will facilitate the continuing education of Prem & his siblings (3/3) pic.twitter.com/wVDG6MZmYN
“I had tweeted about Prem, the young man from Imphal who used scrap material to build an ‘Iron Man’ suit. I was keen to support his obvious talent & I’m grateful to our Auto sector partners, Shivz Autotech in Imphal for visiting Prem & his family to understand his desires. (1/3) (sic),” Anand Mahindra wrote sharing some picture of Prem and his family.