'Lost A Giant, Visionary Who Redefined Modern India': Business Leaders Remember Ratan Tata

New Delhi: Ratan Tata, the entrepreneur who business models played a crucial role in transforming India, died at 86 in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday. Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran, in a statement, confirmed the death of Tata, and described him as his "friend, mentor and guide". For the past few days, he was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital in south Mumbai. Let's take a look how the business fraternity is reacting to Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awardee's death.  

‘India loses a giant visionary,’ Says Gautam Adani

Remembering Ratan Tata, billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani said, “India has lost a giant, a visionary who redefined modern India's path. Ratan Tata wasn’t just a business leader - he embodied the spirit of India with integrity, compassion and an unwavering commitment to the greater good. Legends like him never fade away. Om Shanti”

I am unable to accept the absence of Ratan Tata, says Anand Mahindra  

“India’s economy stands on the cusp of a historic leap forward. And Ratan’s life and work have had much to do with our being in this position. Hence, his mentorship and guidance at this point in time would have been invaluable. With him gone, all we can do is to commit to emulating his example. Because he was a businessman for whom financial wealth and success was most useful when it was put to the service of the global community. Goodbye and Godspeed, Mr. T You will not be forgotten.  Because Legends never die… Om Shanti,” said Anand Mahindra.

Very sad day for India Inc, says Mukesh Ambani  

"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," Ambani said in his condolence message.

"At a personal level, the passing of Ratan Tata has filled me with immense grief as I lost a dear friend." Recalling his numerous interactions with Tata that left him "inspired and energised", he said Ratan Tata was a visionary industrialist and philanthropist who always strove for society's greater good.

Interactions with him "enhanced my respect for the nobility of his character and the fine human values he embodied," Ambani said in a statement.