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Sangeeta Ojha

Indira Gandhi's letter to JRD Tata goes viral; Harsh Goenka says 'sheer class !'

A grab of letter written to JRD Tata by by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. (@hvgoenka)

'Come and see me when you want to convey any views - favourable or critical...' These are the lines from the letter which was written by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 5 July 1973. Harsh Goenka, chairman of RPG Enterprises, has shared the letter written by Indira Gandhi to the owner of the Tata Group of Companies J R D Tata. The letter has gone viral.

"A very personal letter exchange between a powerful Prime Minister and a giant industrialist. Sheer class !" Goenka tweeted along with the letter.

I am thrilled with the perfumes. Thank you so much. I don't normally use perfume and am so cut off from the 'chic' world that I do not even know these. But from now on, I will definitely experiment in this regard, said Indira at the beginning of the letter.

"It was good to see you. Please do inform in writing or read a visit when you want to come and see me when you want to convey any views - favourable or critical. With good wishes to you and Thelly. Yours sincerely, Indira Gandhi, " read the second paragraph of the letter.

Harsh Goenka is hugely popular on social networking sites. He keeps on tweeting about issues ranging from everyday events to old references and many other things.

People have given many replies to this. Let's see some replies.

One user wrote: "Oh Goenkaji you are bringing one gem after another. Lovely share. What tall people they were."

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