India, Ratan Tata, president of the group of the same name, died in Mumbai

(ANSA) – NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 10 – Ratan Naval Tata, entrepreneur and president of the Tata Group for twenty years, died this evening in India at the age of 86, at the Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai. The news was given in a statement by the chairman of Tata Sons N. Chandrasekaran, who defined Ratan Tata as “a truly unique leader, whose immense contribution has shaped not only the Tata Group, but the very structure of our nation” . One of the world’s most influential industrialists, Ratan Tata controlled more than 30 companies in 100 countries around the world, but was known for his shy lifestyle, and called a “secular saint” for his proverbial integrity. In addition to his extraordinary successes as an entrepreneur, Tata was known for the philanthropic activities he promoted through the Tata Trusts, from schools to the prestigious Tata Institute for Social Sciences, and in which he was often personally involved. The empire he created ranges from cars, of which he owns, among others, the Jaguar and Land Rover brands, to jewellery, from airlines (the group owns the luxury low-cost Vistara and Air India, the former recently reacquired flag), to restaurants and luxury hotel chains such as Taj, from mines to steel, from electronic products to tea, to services and insurance. (HANDLE).