An Indian tech dude named 'RVP' got lots of congratulations last night

Meet Ravi Visvesvaraya Prasad — or “RVP” to his mates.

WHEN INDIAN TELECOMS and infotech consultant Ravi Visvesvaraya Prasad was choosing a Twitter handle, @RVP probably seemed like a pretty logical choice.

Then this happened:

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All of a sudden sharing your initials with Manchester United striker Robin van Persie isn’t actually that convenient.

It’s not the first time that this has happened to Prasad. He tried to flag it with tweeters a few weeks ago:

It didn’t really help:

Thanks to Brian for the tip.

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