The mortal remains of veteran industrialist Ratan Tata have been brought to the NCPA Lawns at Nariman Point in Mumbai for the last rites. According to a statement from the Tata Trust, the mortal remains will be taken on a last journey at 4 pm.
The statement said, “We would request the public to enter the NCPA Lawns through Gate 3 and exit through Gate 2. There will be no parking available in the premises. The mortal remains will be taken to Dr E Moses Road for cremation at 4 pm. , will set out on its last journey towards the prayer hall of the Worli cremation ground in Worli.”
Preparations have been done at NCPA, Nariman Point. Ratan Tata’s mortal remains have been brought here for the last darshan of the public before the last rites.
#WATCH Mumbai | Mortal remains of Ratan Tata, draped in the national flag, kept at NCPA lawns for the public to pay last respects
The last rites will be held at Worli crematorium after 4pm today. pic.twitter.com/hRdnIrytEl
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Marine Drive Road ahead of Oberoi Hotel has been closed as police have cordoned off the road leading to NCPA Lawns. Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, died on Wednesday at the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai at the age of 86.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the funeral of the veteran industrialist on behalf of the Government of India. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Wednesday night that the last rites will be performed with full state honours.
According to the official statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office of Maharashtra, the state government has declared a day of mourning in honor of Ratan Tata.
Maharashtra CMO said, “The national flag will be flown at half mast on all government buildings and no cultural or entertainment program of the government will be organized today. Ratan Tata’s last rites will be performed with full state honours.”
From Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Chief Ministers of almost every state, they have expressed grief over the demise of Ratan Tata.
Born on December 28, 1937 in Mumbai, Ratan Tata was the chairman of Ratan Tata Trust and Dorabji Tata Trust, one of the two largest private sector-promoted philanthropic trusts in India.
He was the chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, from 1991 until his retirement in 2012. He was then appointed Honorary Chairman of Tata Sons. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second highest civilian award, in 2008.
