New Delhi. India’s veteran industrialist Ratan Tata, who always worked for the public interest while keeping the country supreme, today merged with the Panchatatva. Ratan Tata was cremated with state honors at the crematorium in Worli, Mumbai, where thousands of people present bid farewell to ‘this precious Ratan of India’ with tearful eyes. Ratan Tata died late night on October 9 at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. He was 86 years old.
Maharashtra: Industrialist Ratan Tata cremated with state honors at Worli crematorium in Mumbai pic.twitter.com/psUTI1Y4pt
— IANS Hindi (@IANSkhabar) October 10, 2024
Earlier this morning, Ratan Tata’s mortal remains were kept for the last rites at the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) grounds on Nariman Road in Mumbai. From all the politicians of the country to small and big businessmen and people associated with the film industry, a large number of common citizens also reached there and paid tribute to their favorite Ratan Tata. Due to his foreign trip, Prime Minister Narendra Modi could not attend his last journey.
#WATCH Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and other leaders pay tribute to veteran industrialist Ratan Tata, at Worli crematorium in Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/GRzHMn2B7E
— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2024
Union Home Minister Amit Shah was present during the funeral of Ratan Tata. Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also attended his last journey. The country’s richest businessman Mukesh Ambani also came with his wife Nita Ambani to pay tribute to Ratan Tata. Ratan Tata’s mortal remains were cremated through electric cremation at Worli crematorium.
#WATCH Mumbai, Maharashtra: Union Minister Piyush Goyal paid tribute to veteran industrialist Ratan Tata at the Worli crematorium. pic.twitter.com/FjEYo2iaLM
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) October 10, 2024
After becoming a Parsi, the last rites were performed as per Hindu customs.
Ratan Tata was a Parsi but his funeral was according to Hindu customs. The reason behind that is that the dead bodies of Parsi people are kept in the Tower of Silence. The Tower of Silence is a place where Parsi people hand over the mortal remains of their loved ones to nature after their death, meaning their body is left for vultures. But now vultures have also become extinct in the cities, hence gradually changes are being brought in this process also. This is the reason why Ratan Tata’s last rites were performed in this manner.
