A 23-year-old man from Pune who is an ardent supporter of tycoon Elon Musk finally got to meet his hero.
Pranay Pathole, though, is more than just a fan. On social media, he is friends with Musk.You did read that correctly. The world’s richest man recently met Pathole, the Tesla CEO’s longtime “Twitter friend,” at the Gigafactory Texas, and the delighted kid went to the micro-blogging network to share the image.
More than 32k people have liked and commented on the post. People were thrilled to see Pathole finally meet his hero. Many people commented on how genuine Musk was to spend time with his Twitter friend.
Pathole, a current software developer at Tata Consultancy Services, referred to the 51-year-old in his caption as a “humble and down-to-earth person”. “It was so great meeting you @elonmusk at the Gigafactory Texas. Never seen such a humble and down-to-earth person. You’re an inspiration to the millions,Pathole wrote.
But, how did it all begin? Pathole sent Musk a tweet in January 2018 while he was a student of software engineering at a university in Pune, India, requesting that Musk address various bugs in the most recent Tesla model. An internet friendship between the two of them resulted from Musk’s response to the tweet. Since that time, Musk has consistently responded to Pathole’s comments on his posts. Pathole was frequently spotted endorsing Musk on contentious issues as well.
On the Internet, Pathole is already well-known; he has over 180K Twitter followers. On the microblogging platform, the 23-year-old frequently converses with the Tesla CEO and continues to offer his two cents regarding the job being done by the 50-year-old billionaire’s enterprises.
Their friendship is evident on Twitter, which is why many people constantly asking Pathole to speak with Musk directly on their behalf. It’s fantastic to see that Pathole have the opportunity to meet.
