Tributes have been pouring in for Ratan Tata at National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) in south Mumbai. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend Tata’s last rites
LIVE UPDATES | Ratan Naval Tata Last Rites: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has proposed for Bharat Ratna to be awarded posthumously to Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata. The proposal, which has been approved at the state level, will be sent to the Central government. Maharashtra government has declared a day of mourning in the state to pay tributes to the iconic industrialist. Tata’s mortal remains are being kept at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) in south Mumbai from 10 am to 4 pm and his last rites will be performed in Worli area of Mumbai later in the day. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the last rites.
Tata breathed his last on Wednesday at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital. He was 86 years old. Tata was in a critical condition and was under intensive care. Tata had said on Monday that he was undergoing routine medical investigations due to his age and related medical conditions.
In 2008, Tata received the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour in India, after receiving the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour in 2000. He joined Tata in 1961, where he worked on the shop floor of Tata Steel. He later succeeded J R D Tata as chairman of Tata Sons upon the latter’s retirement in 1991. Under his tenure the Tata Group acquired Tetley, Jaguar Land Rover, and Corus, in an attempt to turn Tata from a largely India-centric group into a global business.https://www.youtube.com/embed/wKY4FtacZno?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent
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Ratan Naval Tata Passes Away Updates: Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata dies at 86 at Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital
14:15 (IST)10 Oct 2024
Ratan Naval Tata Passes Away Updates: Here’s what Tata Workers’ Union VP said about Ratan Tata
People from all walks of life have been mourning the loss of industrialist Ratan Tata. Tata Workers’ Union VP Shahnawaz Alam, expressing grief told news agency PTI, “Yesterday, we got to know about the demise of Padma Bhushan Ratan Tata. It’s a great loss for the company, society and nation. He used to meet employees, entire workers’ union and people of Jamshedpur.”
14:03 (IST)10 Oct 2024
Ratan Naval Tata Passes Away Updates: Laid foundation for strong, enduring relationship, says Singapore Airlines CEO
Condolences have been pouring in from far and wide after the demise of industrialist Ratan Tata. Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong remarked Tata as a visionary global business leader as well as a cherished partner.
Phong in a statement said, ‘He played a pivotal role in setting up our Vistara joint venture over a decade ago, laying the foundation for a strong and enduring relationship between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines. Vistara quickly established itself as India’s most-loved full service airline,’ he said in a statement.
As Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines continue the collaboration on the Vistara-Air India merger, he also said that Tata’s legacy inspires us. ‘His vision and values will no doubt continue to guide our path forward’. The Singapore Airlines chief also said he had the privilege of knowing Tata personally and catching up with him during many visits to India.
Vistara is a joint venture between the Tatas and Singapore Airlines.
With PTI inputs
13:48 (IST)10 Oct 2024
Ratan Naval Tata Passes Away Updates: Deeply saddened, former PM Manmohan Singh expresses grief over Ratan Tata’s demise
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed grief over the demise of industrialist Ratan Tata and in a letter he wrote, “Deeply saddened by the demise of Shri Ratan Tata ji, a stalwart of Indian industry. He was much more than a business icon, his vision and humanity demonstrated in the work of several charities founded and nurtured during his life.
He was having the courage of speaking the truth to the men in power. I have fond memories of working very closely with him on several occasions. I take this opportunity to convey my deepest condolences on this sad occasion. May his soul Rest in Peace.
13:33 (IST)10 Oct 2024
Ratan Naval Tata Passes Away Updates: Uddhav Thackeray arrives to pay homage to Ratan Tata
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Aditya Thackeray have arrived at NCPA to pay their last respects to Ratan Tata.
13:28 (IST)10 Oct 2024
Ratan Naval Tata Passes Away Updates: Inflight announcements aboard Air India, Air India Express, Vistara flights in memory of Ratan Tata
In a mark of respect to Ratan Tata who breathed his last on Wednesday, Air India, Air India Express and Vistara are making inflight announcements. Officials on Thursday said the three airlines, part of the Tata Group, will be making announcements in remembrance of Tata in their flights during the day.
Tata’s death comes at a time when the conglomerate is in the process of completing the consolidation of its airline business — the integration of Air India Express and AIX Connect was completed on October 1 while the merger of Vistara with Air India is set for November 12. Vistara is a joint venture between the Tata Group and Singapore Airlines.
In his message to the employees, Air India Express MD Aloke Singh said Tata’s passion and immense contribution to aviation and his guidance in the shaping the group and organisation makes the loss deeper. ‘His legacy lives on and continues to inspire us in our journey ahead,’ he added.
With PTI inputs
13:04 (IST)10 Oct 2024
Ratan Naval Tata Passes Away Updates: Character shaped by strict childhood and a feeling of rejection, Coomi Kapoor writes on Ratan Tata
Ratan’s character was shaped to an extent by a lonely and strict childhood and a feeling of rejection. His father Naval was a disciplinarian. Ratan told me, “It was not that my brother Jimmy and I got caned, but he expected a certain decorum. We were never allowed to flaunt our wealth.’’ Ratan’s grandmother Lady Navajbai Tata, widow of Sir Jamsetji Tata’s younger son, was his main anchor when he was young. His mother Sooni left Ratan when he was only 10 and his father later remarried and had a second family. Navajbai ingrained in her grandson the unique industrial and philanthropic legacy of the Tata group, particularly the extraordinary history of the far-sighted founder Sir Jamsetji, who besides several other pioneering ventures, envisaged India’s first steel mill, first hydroelectric plant and the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore.
It was made clear to Ratan by his grandmother from a very early age that he had large shoes to fill. What is not known to many is that Ratan and his father Naval were not actually descended from the Tata founder. Neither of Jamseji’s two sons had children and after Ratanji’s death in 1918, his widow Navajbai adopted an orphan boy, Naval, from the J N Petit Parsi Orphanage in Parel, Mumbai. Read more
12:50 (IST)10 Oct 2024
Ratan Naval Tata Passes Away Updates: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde bats for Bharat Ratna for Ratan Tata
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has proposed for Bharat Ratna for Ratan Tata and the proposal accepted at the state level will be submitted to the Central government.
12:30 (IST)10 Oct 2024
Ratan Naval Tata Passes Away Updates: End of an era, says Jaishankar
Union Minister for External Affairs, S Jaishankar expressed grief over the demise of Ratan Tata and termed it as the end of an era.
“The passing away of Ratan Tata is the end of an era. He was deeply associated with the modernisation of Indian industry. And even more so with its globalisation,” Jaishankar said in a post on X. “Was my privilege to have interacted with him on numerous occasions. And benefitted from his vision and insights. Join the nation in mourning his demise. Om shanti,” he said.