Live news on Ratan Tata’s death: The Tata Group, an internationally recognized conglomerate, owes its success to Indian industrialist Ratan Tata, who passed away at the age of 86, the firm announced late on Wednesday. Ratan Tata was at the Mumbai hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU), where his condition was listed as “critical.”
“We bid farewell to Mr. Ratan Navel Tata, a truly uncommon leader, with a profound sense of loss,” the Tata Group said in a statement on X. Late on Wednesday night, N Chandrasekaran, the chairman of Tata Sons, announced the industrialist’s passing and called him a “friend, mentor, and guide.”
-Leading the country in honoring the late Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group were Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Draupadi Murmu.
-In his tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Tata a “visionary.” The prime minister said, “I would meet him frequently in Gujarat when I was the CM,” in a post on X. We would discuss various problems and trade opinions. His viewpoints were really enlightening to me. When I arrived in Delhi, these exchanges continued. He was deeply hurt by his death. In this sad hour, my thoughts are with his family, friends, and admirers. Om Shanti.
-The President of the Congress, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, also sent their condolences and recalled Ratan Tata’s contributions and principles.
-A number of chief ministers, actors, politicians, and business executives have not stopped expressing their sorrow over Ratan Tata’s passing and remembering their happy times spent with him.
The Maharashtra government observed a state mourning day on Thursday, October 10, in remembrance of the deceased industrialist. Ratan Tata will receive a state funeral, according to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and all national flags in official buildings will fly at half mast. Additionally, the state has canceled all Mumbai government activities.
