NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Ratan Tata, describing it as a “sad day for India” and said that the passing of Ratan Tata filled him with “immense grief”.
In a post on X, the Reliance Industries chairman remembered Tata as a visionary industrialist, philanthropist, and dear friend and extended heartfelt condolences to the Tata family and the entire Tata Group.
“It is a very sad day for India and India Inc. Ratan Tata’s passing away is a big loss, not just to the Tata Group, but to every Indian. At a personal level, the passing of Ratan Tata has filled me with immense grief as I lost a dear friend”, the Reliance Industries mentioned in the post.
It is a very sad day for India and India Inc. Ratan Tata’s passing away is a big loss, not just to the Tata Group, but to every Indian.
At a personal level, the passing of Ratan Tata has filled me with immense grief as I lost a dear friend. Each of my numerous interactions with…
— Reliance Industries Limited (@RIL_Updates) October 9, 2024
Recalling his personal interactions with Tata, Mukesh Ambani said, “Each of my numerous interactions with him enhanced my respect for the nobility of his character and the fine human values he embodied. Ratan Tata was a visionary industrialist and a philanthropist, who always strove for society’s greater good”.
He highlighted Tata’s significant contributions to India’s growth and global recognition. “With the demise of Ratan Tata, India has lost one of her most illustrious and kind-hearted sons. Tata took India to the world and brought the best of the world to Bharat. He institutionalised the House of Tata and made it an international enterprise growing the Tata group over 70 times since the time he took over as Chairman in 1991. On behalf of Reliance, Nita and the Ambani family, I send my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved members of the Tata family and the entire Tata Group. Ratan, you will always remain in my heart. Om Shanti. Mukesh Ambani”, the post read.
Ratan N Tata was among India’s most respected and loved industralists, who took Tata Group to new heights and touched the fabric of the nation through his contributions across different areas including philanthropy. Tata, born on December 28, 1937, in Mumbai, was the chairman of Ratan Tata Trust and Dorabji Tata Trust, two of the largest private-sector-promoted philanthropic trusts in India.
He was the chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, from 1991 until his retirement in 2012. Then he was appointed chairman emeritus of Tata Sons. He was honoured with the country’s second-highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, in 2008. (ANI)