Tags: USA , New York , Ratan Tata , Sonia Gandhi , Moot

New York: Founder of an online community, 21-year old Christopher Poole, better known as Moot, is the most influential person in the world, according to American magazine.

Three Indians-Congress party President Sonia Gandhi at the 63rd position, movie mogul Ronnie Screwvala at 70th rank and the brain behind world's cheapest car Nano Ratan Tata at 97th place-figure in the top 100.

Interestingly, Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud is the fourth most influential person in the list of world's 100 most influential people drawn by the publication.

Moot pipped US President Barack Obama and Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama to 37th and 61st positions respectively. Moot's website is popular for posting images and for online discussions.

Besides the three in top 100, business tycoon Mukesh Ambani (146), figures in the extended list of 203 influential people. The three India-origin people-public face for Washington's Troubled Asset Relief Programme Neel Kashkari (162), cola queen Indra Nooyi (165) and Harvard-educated management consultant Ram Charan (169)-also feature in the list.

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