A couple of Indian Android enthusiasts would be sending Page and Rubin a box of the Indian sweet along with a letter signed by supporters from India pitching for the same.
Page is the co-founder of Google and Rubin is the co-founder of Android, Inc. Google acquired Android, Inc., in 2005. Rubin is currently the senior vice-president of Mobile and Digital Content at Google, where he oversees the development of Android. 
"We have been running this campaing for the past three weeks, asking for KajuKatli as the next Android version. Google sure has taken notice of this. At least one senior Google employee, who is an Indian retweeted about the campaign on the first day. We are hopeful that if enough Indians demand an Android version named after an Indian sweet, it shall work," said Annkur P Agarwal, who is running the 'Join The #KajuKatli For Android' campaign. So far, around 4,000 people have supported the campaign.
Other than spreading the word online, Agarwal and his colleagues have also been garnering support for the campaign with a giant mock-up of Kaju Katli on the streets of Mumbai.
"I think Google has a big focus on India. It showed Hindi support during the launch of its last Android version, which was named JellyBean. The next would be a sweet beginning with the alphabet 'K'. Hence, KajuKatli," added Agarwal. "The idea of Kaju Katli was not meant to be funny or humourous, but something that India could resonate with," says Agarwal.
Android, a free open source, is the single largest modern mobile operating system (OS) in India.
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