Gujarat govt declares a day of state mourning to pay tributes to Ratan Tata

The Gujarat government on Thursday announced a oneday state mourning as a mark of respect to Ratan Tata who passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday night reporter PTIThe national flag will be flown at halfmast on all government buildings across the state of Gujarat according to a notification issued by the state government on ThursdayThe notification also mentioned that there wonrsquot be any official programme during the dayGujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel reached Mumbai and offered floral tributes to Tata whose mortal remains were kept in the National Centre for Performing Arts in the city for people to pay their last respects from 10 am to 4 pm on ThursdayIn a statement Patel expressed his grief over Ratan Tatas demise saying India has lost its lsquoRatanrsquo gem and that his death has left a void which can never be filledDeeply saddened by the passing away of Shri Ratan Tata Ji a visionary leader whose business acumen and relentless dedication transformed Indias business landscape A true beacon of humility and integrity his legacy of giving back to society will continue to inspirehellipmdash Bhupendra Patel Bhupendrapbjp October 9 2024While calling him ldquoA true beacon of humility and integrityrdquo CM Bhupendra added that Ratan Tatarsquos legacy of giving back to society will continue to inspire generations on his official X formerly Twitter handlePrime Minister Narendra Modi in a series of posts on X said he was ldquoextremely painedrdquo by the demise of Ratan Tata ldquoA visionary business leader a compassionate soul and an extraordinary human beingrdquoShri Ratan Tata Ji was a visionary business leader a compassionate soul and an extraordinary human being He provided stable leadership to one of Indiarsquos oldest and most prestigious business houses At the same time his contribution went far beyond the boardroom He endearedhellip pictwittercomp5NPcpBbBDmdash Narendra Modi narendramodi October 9 2024ldquoExtremely pained by his passing away My thoughts are with his family friends and his admirers in this sad hour Om Shantirdquo PM Modi on his X handleEarlier today the government of Maharashtra announced a day of state mourning and that the funeral will be held with full state honoursThe cabinet of the Maharashtra government also urged the Central government to confer Ratan Tata with the esteemed Bharat Ratna posthumously the highest civilian award in IndiaThe state government of Jharkhand also declared a oneday of state mourning to honour Ratan Tata pictwittercomHS5CzpH4mnmdash Hemant Soren HemantSorenJMM October 9 2024A oneday state mourning has been declared on the demise of former Chairman of Tata Group and Padma Vibhushan Shri Ratan Tata ji who gave world recognition to a backward state of the country like Jharkhand wrote the Jharkhand CM on his X handle in HindiIndustrialistphilanthropist Ratan Tata the Chairman Emeritus of Tata Group passed away at age 86 late Wednesday night in Breach Candy HospitalRatan Tatarsquos mortal remains were taken to Worli in Mumbai for a State Funeral watchWith inputs from PTI