Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group welcomed the farmer named Kempegowda who had been reportedly humiliated at an SUV showroom in Tumukur, Karnataka, into the Mahindra & Mahindra family. The farmer who visited the show room to buy a pick up truck from the company, was insulted by a sales staff based on his clothes.

On Friday, Mahidnra Automative show room came up with an official statement on twitter, announcing that the matter has been resolved between Kempegowda and Mahindra. The company also apologized to the farmer for the inconvenience he faced at the show room of their company.

“We regret the inconvenience caused to Mr Kempegowda and his friends during their visit to our dealership on 21st Jan. As promised, we have taken appropriate measures and the matter is now resolved.” read the official update of Mahindra Automotive. “We would like to thank Mr Kempegowda for his choosing to be with us and we welcome him into the Mahindra family,” it added.

Publishing the note, Mahindra Automotive said “Here is our official update with reference to the incident that happened at one of our dealers’ showrooms in Tumukur, Karnataka”

Check out the post below :

Here is our official update with reference to the incident that happened at one of our dealers’ showrooms in Tumukur, Karnataka. https://t.co/m1lTpObXVC pic.twitter.com/etzQTonykP

— Mahindra Automotive (@Mahindra_Auto) January 28, 2022

Sharing the same, Anand Mahindra, through his official twitter handle, said “And let me add my welcome to Mr. Kempegowda…”

And let me add my welcome to Mr. Kempegowda…🙏🏽 https://t.co/BuKnTNov42

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) January 28, 2022

Check out some of the reactions that surfaced for Anand Mahindra’s response to the matter :

This is the best way to resolve flash points. Politicians should learn https://t.co/YcrKOWe94h

— Srikanth (@conjecture101) January 29, 2022

I can’t stop myself to appreciate you on this.

Great Move https://t.co/iMl9xadDSC

— Tarun Teja (@p_tarunteja) January 29, 2022

Dear young entrepreneurs, make Mr. Anand Mahindra Sir as your role model for your entrepreneurship journey, rather than the over-rated and non-sense judges of #SharkTankIndia !! https://t.co/9AOOXfeLRW

— स्तिथप्रज्ञ😇 (@saurabhd0605) January 28, 2022

Just in time. This is the new world of businesses which accepts mistakes & course corrects immediately. And hats off to the leaders / business owners who are vigilant, register, acknowledge mistakes on behalf of their organisation/extended teams & timely remediate. MAHINDRA RISE https://t.co/s8V5uYGUpH

— 🙏 prevention better than cure for 3rd wave 🙏 (@stapikar) January 28, 2022

Converting a crisis into an opportunity! A good example for all entrepreneurs… 💐👏💯👍🏻 https://t.co/dphkKbceNS

— Siddhant Das (@sidvick) January 28, 2022

This is how good corporations operate : Acknowledge the issue, Fix & Excel through service https://t.co/ygBOsCso75

— Hari ஹரி 🇮🇳 தமிழன் என்று சொல்லடா (@pseudosocialist) January 28, 2022

Some times accepting the truth nd acknowledging the same in the right way makes the situation sensible. Kudos to @anandmahindra for this gesture. https://t.co/a0FJMjtBOR

— Kishan Chadaga (@kishanchadaga) January 28, 2022

Power of democracy 🔥👏 https://t.co/YkKT57SjsO

— Arthur Fleck (@WaitForTheWrath) January 28, 2022

It all started after Mr. Kempegowda, an areca nut (betel nut) farmer visited the Mahindra showroom with his friends to inquire about the price of a car. A salesperson who attended Gowda, reportedly humiliated him based on his looks and accent. The Mahindra employee said that Kempegowda wouldn’t even have Rs. 10 in his pocket, let alone Rs. 10 lakh which is the price of a car Gowda inquired about. The agitated farmer, left the showroom, challenging the salesperson that the car should be immediately delivered to him if he pays the money for it.

Within 30 minutes, Gowda returned with Rs. 10 lakh and demanded the car. However, the sales person couldn’t give him the car and asked Gowda two days to deliver after making an apologize. Gowda who couldn’t hold his nerves, went on to make a police complaint and the video of the entire incident is going viral in the social media platforms.