Thousands of people, including politicians, corporate leaders, and members of the public, gathered at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Mumbai on Thursday to pay their respects to the late Ratan Tata. Tata, a legendary industrialist whose influence extended far beyond the business world, passed away on Wednesday night at the age of 86, reported PTI. 

According to the report, his mortal remains were taken from his Colaba home in a hearse decorated with white flowers to the NCPA, where it was deposited in a casket draped in the national tricolour. Early mourners included Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chief Raj Thackeray, Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, and Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das.