Former PM Manmohan Singh ‘deeply saddened’ by Ratan Tata’s demise, says ‘He was having…’
The mortal remains of Ratan Tata has been kept at the lawns of National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) at Mumbai's Nariman Point to allow the public to pay their last respects before the funeral ceremony today.
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh on Thursday expressed grief over the death of industrialist Ratan Tata, someone with vision and humanity who had the courage to “speak the actual fact to men in power.” In a letter to N Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons, Singh said he had “fond memories” of working with the business doyen who passed away on the age of 86 on October 9 night on the Breach Candy Sanatorium in Mumbai.
“Deeply saddened by the demise of Ratan Tata ji, a stalwart of Indian Industry. He changed into a lot greater than a business icon, his vision and humanity demonstrated within the work of several charities founded and nurtured in the course of his life.
“He changed into having the courage of speaking the actual fact to the boys in power. I have fond memories of working very closely with him on several occasions. I take this chance to convey my deepest condolences on this sad occasion. May his soul Rest in Peace,” Singh said. Condolences have poured in from kind of about a leaders starting from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to chief ministers of virtually every State on the veteran industrialist’s demise.
The mortal remains of Ratan Tata has been kept on the lawns of National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) at Mumbai’s Nariman Point to permit the last word public to pay their last respects earlier than the funeral ceremony today. Maharashtra State government has declared at some point of mourning today. Also the Maharashtra Cabinet-led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday passed a resolution urging the Centre to confer u . s . a .’s best civilian award, Bharat Ratna to Ratan Tata in recognition of his achievements.
Born on December 28, 1937, in Mumbai Ratan Tata changed into the Chairman of Ratan Tata Have faith and Dorabji Tata Have faith, two of essentially the most significant private-sector-promoted philanthropic trusts in India.
He changed into the Chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, from 1991 until his retirement in 2012. Then he changed into appointed Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons.
He changed into honoured with the u . s . a .’s second-best civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, in 2008.
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