Overview

• Akash Wadawadigi said he met the Google CEO while visiting his sister on the company’s California campus and captured a photo together.
• He shared the image on X with the caption, “Visited my sister @Google HQ today and ran into the head honcho himself! Mr @sundarpichai it was a pleasure.”
• The post quickly accumulated thousands of likes and reposts, prompting coverage from Indian media outlets that spotlighted the unexpected encounter.
• Social-media replies ranged from congratulatory notes to quips like “Running into Sundar Pichai ??? Damn you lucky for sure” and “Net worth in this picture is crazy.”
• Reports framed the episode as a viral, human-interest moment with no official comment from Google and no implications for the company, noting Pichai has led Google since 2015 and later Alphabet.