Parag Agarwal, new Twitter CEO, is Shreya Ghoshal’s childhood friend – here’s the proof
Indian-origin Parag Agrawal was promoted from Twitter’s chief technology officer to its CEO after the social media platform giant’s co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down on Monday. A Computer Science and Engineering graduate from IIT Bombay, Parag Agrawal also holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University.
Indians all over the world are proud of the fact that the Mumbai-born technology magician has joined Indian-origin technocrats like Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai. Who is also leading many of the world’s largest tech companies. But Agrawal is also associated with the famous playback singer Shreya Ghoshal, who has caught the attention of many people. Both Agrawal and Shreya have been friends since childhood. And now their very old Twitter conversation has also gone viral. Shreya congratulated Parag Agrawal on the social media platform Twitter and said, “Congratulations @paraga so proud of you!! It’s a very big day for us, let’s celebrate this news” 3 red heart emojis with.
Twitter users have been quick to scour past exchanges on the social media platform. Along with this, a user has given such a reply to Shreya with 3 screenshots in which Agrawal has replied to Singer: “Nice DP! Kya haal chaal hain?”, “Nice. Same phone number?” and “lami drives pe tu hamesha yaad aati hai 🙂 aur kya chal raha hai aajkal?”.
In one of the very old tweets of the year 2010, the playback singer also wished the CEO of social media platform Twitter on his birthday. Shreya called him a friend of her Bachchan who is a foodie n traveler.
Fans have posted these very old pictures. Where both the friends are seen posing for the camera with their respective partners. Agrawal’s wife Vineeta Agarwala and Shreya’s husband Shiladitya Mukhopadhyaya are seen in the picture.
After becoming CEO, Agrawal wrote to Jack, “I am deeply honored and humbled. And I am also very grateful for your continued guidance and friendship. And I am also grateful for the purpose, culture, spirit, and service you have created, which you have instilled among us and lead the company with the help of really important challenges.”