Prime Minister Narendra Modi's close friendship with former Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata began two decades ago over a controversial issue: Tata's plan to start a manufacturing plant in West Bengal's Singur.

Indian mogul dead at 86 as Prime Minister Narendra Modi leads tributes - Mr Tata was ‘a visionary business leader, a compassionate soul and an extraordinary human being’, said Modi

Ratan Tata, who spearheaded the Tata Group for several decades, passed away at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital on Wednesday night. He was 86.

Modi had sent the SMS to Tata when the industrialist was addressing a press conference in Kolkata announcing the exit of the Tata Nano project from West Bengal after violent protests led by Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee.

Ratan Tata's final speech, where he expressed heartfelt support for PM Narendra Modi and stated that "India will progress," has gone viral.

In a storied life, Ratan Tata had a few brushes with popular culture, and was famously portrayed by Boman Irani in the 2019 film ‘PM Narendra Modi’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with other leaders and dignitaries, expressed deep sorrow over the death of Ratan Tata, the veteran industrialist and chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, who passed away at the age of 86 in Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital.

Before departing on a two-day visit to Laos for the 21st ASEAN-India Summit and the 19th East Asia Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Noel Tata, brother of the late Ratan Tata, offering his condolences.

Ratan Tata, the chairman emeritus of the Tata Group, one of India’s largest business conglomerates, has passed away at the age of 86 after a long ill

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled , calling him a visionary business leader and a compassionate soul. "Shri Ratan Tata Ji was a visionary business leader, a compassionate soul and an extraordinary human being.

It is with a profound sense of loss that we bid farewell to Mr. Ratan Naval Tata, a truly uncommon leader whose immeasurable contributions have shaped not only the Tata Group but also the very fabric of our nation.