Indian Oil Corporation Chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya has shared a post of appreciation for a petrol pump attendant daughter’s who has secured entry to one of the country’s most prestigious institutes for higher education. Arya Rajagopalan, daughter of a customer attendant at an Indian Oil petrol station in Kerala, has made it to IIT Kanpur in a feat that is being widely praised on social media. Announcing the news, Mr Vaidya wrote on Twitter: “Let me share an inspiring story of Arya, daughter of IndianOil’s customer attendant Mr. Rajagopalan. Arya has made us proud by securing entry in IIT Kanpur.”
Alongside the post, he shared a picture of the proud father with his daughter, taken at the petrol pump where the former had worked for the last 15 years. “All the best and way to go Arya!” the chairman of Indian Oil tweeted Wednesday.
According to the sources, Arya has secured MTech from IIT Kanpur. “I would be wonderful if my daughter gets placed in Indian Oil Corporation, the same company I worked for since 2005,” Mr Rajagopalan said when asked if he has any dreams for his daughter.
