Ratan Tata death | S Jaishankar, Nirmala Sitharaman mourn icon: 'End of an era'

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday morning offered condolences on the demise of veteran industrialist Ratan Tata who passed away on Wednesday. He said his death is the end of an era. "The passing away of Ratan Tata is the end of an era.

He was deeply associated with the modernisation of Indian industry. And even more so with its globalisation. Was my privilege to have interacted with him on numerous occasions.



And benefitted from his vision and insights. Join the nation in mourning his demise. Om Shanti," he said.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that Ratan Tata was a philanthropist whose contributions have left an indelible mark on our society. “Saddened by the passing away of Shri Ratan Tata, a leader par excellence, visionary industrialist, and philanthropist whose contributions have left an indelible mark on our society,” he said in a post on X..