- Title: REFILE: Politicians, dignitaries, and celebs bid farewell to Ratan Tata
- Date: 10th October 2024
- Summary: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (OCTOBER 10, 2024) (ANI - No use India) SECURITY PERSONNEL CARRYING COFFIN OF CHAIRMAN EMERITUS OF INDIA'S TATA GROUP, RATAN TATA PEOPLE GATHERED AROUND VEHICLE PEOPLE TAKING SELFIES WITH PICTURE FRAME OF TATA VEHICLE LEAVING FUNERAL SITE INDIAN INTERIOR MINISTER AMIT SHAH, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER PIYUSH GOYAL AND OTHERS ENTERING CREMATORIUM VEHICLE ARRIVING AT CREMATORIUM ARMED SECURITY PERSONNEL CARRYING COFFIN DURING STATE FUNERAL SHAH OFFERING WREATH INSIDE CREMATORIUM SECURITY PERSONNEL FIRING SALVOS WITH GUNS TO PAY RESPECT BODY OF TATA IN GLASS CASE VARIOUS OF INDIAN INTERIOR MINISTER AMIT SHAH PAYING TRIBUTE INDIAN COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER PIYUSH GOYAL PAYING TRIBUTE INDIAN BILLIONAIRES MUKESH AND NITA AMBANI ARRIVING TO PAY TRIBUTE STATE CHIEF OF ANDHRA PRADESH CHANDRA BABU NAIDU AND GOYAL AT FUNERAL SITE INDIAN ACTOR AAMIR KHAN ARRIVING TO PAY TRIBUTE (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) INDIAN ACTOR, AAMIR KHAN, SAYING: "It is an extremely sad day for all of us…for the entire country. Ratan Sir's contribution and leadership…his company, Tata's contribution to the nation…it is priceless." KHAN GREETING NAIDU AND GOYAL (SOUNDBITE) (English) STATE CHIEF OF ANDHRA PRADESH, CHANDRA BABU NAIDU, SAYING: "He was a rare businessman. Doing business is one angle (thing), and doing business ethically is very important. He has kept that all his life through. He has made India visible globally." PEOPLE GATHERED AROUND GLASS CASE VIENTIANE, LAOS (OCTOBER 10, 2024) (ANI - No use India) (SOUNDBITE) (English) INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SUBRAHMANYAM JAISHANKAR, SAYING: "He was really a remarkable person and I think, if you look at the outpouring today, of feeling, of affection, of respect, of regard… I mean, I cannot remember anybody, you know, honestly in the world of industry has evoked this kind of emotion among people across very, very wide cross-section. I mean, it is truly seen as a national loss." MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (OCTOBER 10, 2024) (ANI - No use India) PEOPLE GATHERED AROUND GLASS CASE
- Embargoed: 24th October 2024 20:36
- Keywords: Aamir Khan Ambani Ratan Tata funeral procession tribute
- Location: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA & VIENTIANE, LAOS
- City: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA & VIENTIANE, LAOS
- Country: India
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001104710102024RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Ratan Tata, the former Tata Group chairman who expanded companies under his brand name into a global behemoth spanning multiple industries, got a state funeral on Thursday (October 10).
Hundreds of people including corporate leaders, politicians, and celebrities gathered in India's financial hub Mumbai to pay their last respects to Tata, who died aged 86 on Wednesday (October 9).
Known for his exemplary business acumen and philanthropic nature, Tata as chairman led various companies within the Tata conglomerate for more than 20 years. It recorded revenue of $165 billion in 2023-24.
Tata had been in a Mumbai hospital since Monday, but the cause of his death was not immediately made public.
After his death, tributes poured in from around the world, underlining a popularity that transcended boundaries and generations.
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