Parag Agrawal has been appointed as the new CEO of Twitter. Parag is a computer science engineer from IIT Bombay. People all across the world are congratulating Parag for his big achievement. One such congratulation message grabbed Desi Twitter’s attention. Indian playback singer Shreya Ghoshal took to Twitter to congratulate the new Twitter CEO. She wrote, “Congrats @paraga So proud of you!! Big day for us, celebrating this news.”
Congrats @paraga So proud of you!! Big day for us, celebrating this news♥️♥️♥️ https://t.co/PxRBGQ29q4
— Shreya Ghoshal (@shreyaghoshal) November 29, 2021
But even before Shreya got to congratulate Parag, someone found an old Tweet by Parag in which he complimented Shreya and said, “Nice DP.” Well, nice DP is a creepy remark if you don't know the sender. And Desi Twitter too thought along those same lines.
@shreyaghoshal Nice DP! Kya haal chaal hain?
— Parag Agrawal (@paraga) November 3, 2010
Then Twitter users moved to another tweet from Parag to Shreya, where he reminds her of 'long drives'.
@shreyaghoshal lambi drives pe tu hamesha yaad aati hai :) aur kya chal raha hai aajkal?
— Parag Agrawal (@paraga) May 30, 2011
So, Twitter thought a little more about what this could be, and believed it to be the IRL version of Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana.
Twitter ceo @paraga be like: pic.twitter.com/ksHz1cxWsm
— पृथ्वीराज here (@stonedtweet_) November 29, 2021
Work hard till your crush appreciate your success
— Kisslay Jha?? (@TrollerBabua) November 30, 2021
SO... WHAT IS THE STORY?
After some deep digging, Twitterati reached a tweet from Shreya where she makes it quite clear: she and Parag are childhood friends. They were classmates and studied at Atomic Energy Central School No.4 in Rawatbhata, Rajasthan, together. Back in 2010, 2012, etc, the two shared a few friendly conversations on Twitter. You know, back when Twitter was more like Orkut and Orkut was where the *friendly* conversations happened... (scraps, anyone?)
Parag Agrawal's tweets
For those who believe Shreya ignored Parag: The singer had indeed replied to the 'nice DP' comment. So, it is not a Mera Intkam Dekhegi situation for sure.
@shreyaghoshal Diwali ka excitement. India aane ka excitement. And PhD khatam karne ki fight.
— Parag Agrawal (@paraga) November 3, 2010
Several pictures also clearly state their friendship. Here’s a picture of Shreya, her husband Shiladitya Mukhopadhyaya, Parag and his wife Vineeta Agrawal.
Shiladitya Mukhopadhyaya, Shreya Ghoshal, Vineeta Agrawal and Parag Agrawal (left to right). Photo: Twitter
Here's another picture:
Parag Agrawal, Shreya Ghoshal and Shiladitya Mukhopadhyaya (left to right). Photo: Twitter
Back in 2010, Shreya had also tweeted about her old friend.
Shreya Ghoshal introducing Parag Agrawal on Twitter
A simple congratulatory message stirred a conversation and made everyone spend hours scrolling through old tweets. Meanwhile, we are still thinking about the school which gave India a talented singer and the world a Twitter CEO.