‘Class is permanent’: After Rahul Dravid attends event in Bengaluru, netizens can’t help but gush at him

A Twitter thread telling by Dravide the public appearance went viral and praise poured in for the head coach of the Indian cricket team. Twitter user Kashy tweeted: “Rahul Dravid, the greatest number 3 drummer India has ever had, walked into an event where another Indian great GR Vishwanath was talking about his book.”

He walked in alone wearing a mask, Ram Guha greeted, that’s when me and Sameer realized it was indeed Rahul Dravid, he happily sat in the last row without fussing so much that the girl sitting next to him didn’t even realize who she was sitting with.

— Kashy (@vinaykashy) May 9, 2022

Dravid came to the place and silently sat in the back row like everyone else. “He walked in alone with a mask, Ram Guha greeted, that’s when me and Sameer realized it was indeed Rahul Dravid, he happily sat in the last row without a fuss so much that the girl sitting next to him didn’t even realize who she was sitting with,” Kashy wrote.

He finally told people to talk to GRV instead of him because it was an event to celebrate GRV! How can a person who has led the Indian cricket team to so many glories be so humble and down to earth! pic.twitter.com/03KSFlnPn6

— Kashy (@vinaykashy) May 9, 2022

Dravid, known as “The Wall”, only sat in the front row after Viswanath asked him to. “He reluctantly came and sat in the front row after GRV asked him to do so towards the end of the event! He apologized when he failed to get his autograph because people didn’t let him behave properly! (he signed around 50 standing books),” his tweet read.

“He finally told people to talk to GRV instead of him because it was an event to celebrate GRV! How can a person who has led the Indian cricket team to so many glories be so humble and down to earth!” Kashy added.

People on the Twitter feed explain how he was called “The Wall” and how he appeared as “Indira Nagar’s gunda” in a viral ad. “A real gentleman!!! Shows why many people idolize Dravid. Hats off to his simplicity,” one user commented. Another user wrote, “How many times is this guy going to win people’s hearts?

The class is permanent 🙂

— Salil Deshpande (@sa_lil) May 13, 2022

#RahulDravid will remain my eternal favorite cricketer..#grv one of my favorites too..similarity between the two, the kings of crisis management..

— Kishore (@Srini10844388) May 9, 2022

I was there just on the corner of the adjacent row with a 1 seat gap and little space to walk in between. I realized it was him and shook hands. He opened his mask for a brief moment and a person also saw and asked for a photo. He asked that we do this at the end of the function (1)

— PK #Save Soil (@Pani_koundinya) May 13, 2022

(1). He immediately put his mask back on. This time there were very less people and he was in the last one so no one had seen him. People who came later never realized who they were sitting with. I kept telling myself it was Rahul Dravid. One of the greats of Indian cricket(2)

— PK #Save Soil (@Pani_koundinya) May 13, 2022

I was there too pic.twitter.com/a3lGNVAAMU

— Sreesanth Ramachandran (@imsreesanth) May 14, 2022

He was and is a role model for many young people, no matter what you have achieved in life because people forget about him. But how you lived is what matters. Time and time again he teaches the generation that ego and accomplishments should not go into the head. Respect!

— Subramanya Hebbar (@hebbarsubbu305) May 13, 2022

He is our proud “indiranagar goonda” @DravidFC @NotDravid

— Mahesh Babu (@MaheshBNK) May 13, 2022

Indeed, every word and every feeling is so true with Rahul Dravid and Gundappa Sir! Mr. Rahul wanted to leave soon to pay attention to the book launch, on the other side Mr. Gundappa gave his time so patiently and kindly to each of his fans for autograph and photograph. https://t.co/PuXThUsW3x pic.twitter.com/vJ5SAyByC

— Priya Pallavi (@Priya0298) May 12, 2022

https://t.co/7hpb1qkZRJ pic.twitter.com/eyryXwhYIP

— Bookworm Bookstore, Blr (@bookworm_Kris) May 12, 2022

Check out our author and legendary cricketer GR Vishwanath discussing his autobiography #WristAssured with @overmenon and @Ram_Guha to @bookworm_Kris #RahulDravid pic.twitter.com/dzM2nPybD1

— Rupa Publications (@Rupa_Books) May 10, 2022

It was a wonderful and unforgettable event in our store last night. The Bookworm team thanks GRV sir, @overmenon Sir, @Ram_Guha sir and everyone who came despite the threat of rain and made it an evening to remember!! Here are some previews. pic.twitter.com/mdCj4zRvRp

— Bookworm Bookstore, Blr (@bookworm_Kris) May 9, 2022