‘Parle-G dipped in tea’: This billionaire’s simplicity impressed netizens

Move over Oreo in milk, Indians have their own version of this global favorite.

In the age of fancy cookies and digestive biscuits, the good old Parle-G biscuit dipped in a cup of tea hasn’t lost its charm and Rahul Bhatia, Managing Director, Indigo Airlines is here to confirm it. The billionaire was seen enjoying a cup of tea with a packet of Parle-G biscuits open on his tray on a Bengaluru to Delhi Indigo flight.

where is it India broke the economic barrier And insist that simplicity at heart governs all.

A Twitter user shared a picture of billionaire Rahul Bhatia holding a cup of tea in his hand, which is probably India’s favorite way of drinking Parle-G biscuits. The comfortable combination of most Indians was seen as blissful by the billionaire.

“My fellow travelers on this week’s flight @ Indigo 6E BLR-DEL… Billionaire Rahul Bhatia, Promoter & MD, Indigo, enjoying his Parle-G steeped in tea. Shows that with 57% market share You don’t have to be Richard Branson or V Mallya to be a successful airline with Us,” wrote a Twitter user.

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picture immediately went viral and even got a lot of reactions Mint Journalist Devina Sengupta. “Everyone loves Parle-ji :)” she wrote, echoing the common Indian sentiment.

comfort couple Parle-G with a cup of tea First gained importance due to great taste and cost efficiency. The combination became symbolic with conflict, where often the pairings replaced entire meals for busy people. A pack of Parle-G biscuits dipped in tea will prompt a public transport driver to leave, seeing as what this snack has achieved with energy drinks over time.

Another Twitter user commented on the post explaining the important nutrients in biscuits. “Parle ji is good because it contains glucose and it gives you energy. I knew a Union minister who mostly used to eat Parle ji and orange juice as he didn’t have time for lunch.”

Twitter users took note of the fact that Bhatia encouraged extreme simplicity by having Parle-G instead of opting for fancy expensive cookies. “Plausible austerity; he has brought along, his own packet of Parle-G, when he could have fancy airline cookies to ask for.”

Parle-G has been hugely popular for a long time, but its popularity skyrocketed during the pandemic. In 2020, Parle-G broke all previous sales records during the lockdown period. This news also got a lot of media attention.

IndiGo Airlines came into the limelight a few days back when a doctor inside Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan provided critical treatment to an air passenger on a New Delhi-Hyderabad IndiGo flight on Friday night.

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