• Anand Mahindra re-tweets thread on Telangana sailor Preethi Kongara.
• Manoj Kumar calls her story one of the most inspiring stories he’s read in recent times.
• The tweet has received 82,000 views since it was uploaded. It has also received nearly 600 likes.

Anand Mahindra frequently tweets on the accomplishments of people from all walks of life. Those posts have influenced others. Just like his most recent post about Telangana sailor Preethi Kongara. He retweeted a Twitter thread that chronicles her road to becoming Captain of India’s Sailing Team.

Manoj Kumar, CEO of the NGO Naandi Foundation, tweeted about Kongara. “This is one of the most amazing stories I’ve read in a long time. “This is one of the most inspiring stories I have read in recent times. What are the chances that a grade 8 girl in a government school living in a low income community in Hyderabad who has never put foot in a water body… to be Captain of India’s Sailing Team?” he tweeted. “Meet Preeti Kongara of Nallakunta Govt school whom Team @naandi_india selected from Project @NanhiKali in 2016 & brought to @Suheim to teach her sailing. Today, she’s India No 1 in the Olympic Mixed Double 470 Class of boat. Sports is a poverty breaker.”

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Anand Mahindra re-shared the thread on Twitter and posted how the story left him “overwhelmed.” He tweeted, “This is truly a ‘Rise’ story. I’m overwhelmed reading about her. So proud of @naandi_india & @NanhiKali for supporting her. And of @suheim for coaching her. Maybe when Preeti has the time, I’d love to meet her and go sailing on my catamaran so she can coach me!”