Anand Mahindra dedicates first customised SUV to first woman Paralympics gold medalist Avani Lekhara

Updated : Aug 30, 2021 12:24
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Anand Mahindra took to twitter not only congratulate Paralympics gold medalist Avani Lekhara but also dedicate a special SUV to her. Chairman of the Mahindra Group reached out to the carmaker's Chief of Global Product Development Veluswamy R on the social media platform asking him to design a special vehicle dedicated to the athlete who brings a home a gold from Tokyo. 

Anand Mahindra wrote, "A week ago @DeepaAthlete suggested that we develop SUV’s for those with disabilities. Like the one she uses in Tokyo.I requested my colleague Velu, who heads Development to rise to that challenge. Well, Velu, I’d like to dedicate & gift the first one you make to Avani Lekhara."

Also Read: Tokyo Paralympics: India's Avani Lekhara wins gold in shooting

This is not a first, on August 8 a Twitter user asked Anand Mahindra “Xuv700 for him (Neeraj Chopra).” In reply, the Mahindra group chairman agreed to it and stated that it would be a personal gift from him to India’s ‘Golden Athlete’. Not just this, but he even tagged two of his company officials to keep the car ready for the gold medallist.

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