Ratan Tata's Top Instagram Post Isn't About His Dogs Tito or Goa But THIS car

Ratan Tata “made it to the ‘Gram” in October 2019 after long absence from public life. He joined that Meta-owned platform to “exchange stories”. When he joined Instagram, he wasn’t sure about “breaking the Internet”, but was all “excited” to connect with people and “create something special”. Since then, he kept people posted about his life. Tata, who was widely known for his love for dogs, often shared posts about them. However, his most popular post was not about his dogs Tito or Goa – it was about a car.

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Over 10.6 million people follow Tata on Instagram and 8.2 million people on the platform liked a picture of the industrialist posing with a car. Tata shared this post in Januray 2023 to mark the 25th anniversary of Tata Indica. “25 years ago, the launching of the Tata Indica was the birth of India’s indigenous passenger car industry. It brings back fond memories and has a special place in my heart for me,” he wrote in the caption.

As Ratan Tata once shared, Indica car held a special place in his heart and his third post on Instgaram proves just that. It was about the Indica car. He shared a picture of the car all decked up with garlands and the words “First Indica” written across the windscreen with flowers. Interestingly, the car’s number plate read “Indica DL 001”.

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Tata reflected in his post, “Everyone told us it couldn’t be done without having a joint venture or a partnership with an international company. That if I did this, I would be linked to failure.”

“But we went ahead anyway,” he stressed.

The Padma awardee further added, “There were technical issues and many lessons we learned. It was a wonderful experience to be breaking new ground. The chances to give up were many. We stayed the course, worked out each issue, and that was the birth of India’s 1st indigenous car, The Tata Indica.”

Ratan Tata died on October 9 at 11:30 pm after battling for his life at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital. His mortal remains, draped in the Indian national flag, were kept at the NCPA, allowing the public to pay their last respects. During his prayer meeting, priests from all religions, including Parsi, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, and Hindu, gathered to offer prayers. He was later taken to the Parsi crematorium in Worli, where he was laid to rest with full state honours.