M. A. Yusuff Ali, Chairman and Managing Director of LuLu Group International, joined the nation in mourning the demise of Ratan Tata, the iconic Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He expressed his deep sadness and praised Tata’s visionary leadership, entrepreneurial spirit, and commitment to social welfare, He wrote: ” He was a visionary industrialist and a philanthropist who had always stood for the betterment of our society. Shri. Ratan Tata’s legacy will continue to inspire future generations.”
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Ratan Tata and Yusuff Ali met each other several times and in 2017, Yusuf Ali attended the Horasis Asia Meeting in India where Ratan Tata was the keynote speaker and visited Ratan Tata at Bombay House, the Tata Group’s headquarters in 2019.
As the chairman emeritus of the Tata Group, Ratan Tata’s demise has shook the business community, other fellow industrialists and business tycoons mourned his loss on social media. Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, described Ratan Tata as “one of India’s most illustrious and kind-hearted sons”. He wrote: “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 him left me inspired and energised and enhanced my respect for the nobility of his character and the fine human values he embodied.”
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Businessman Gautam Adani shared a mourning note on the X platform, he said: “India has lost a giant, a visionary who redefined modern India’s path. Ratan Tata wasn’t just a business leader.”
Ratan Naval Tata was the chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, the holding company for the Tata Group with revenue exceeding $100 billion upon his retirement while being recognised for a focus on the public good. From 2012 till his death, Tata chaired the Tata Trusts which is India’s largest private-sector philanthropic organisation which owns a 66% stake in Tata Group as well as his venture capital firm.
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