Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has declared a day of mourning in the state on Thursday to pay tributes to industrialist Ratan Tata, the Chief Minister’s Office said.
Ratan Tata, who is credited with transforming the Tata Group into a globally renowned conglomerate, died at age 86 at the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai on Wednesday night after a brief illness.
His mortal remains were brought out of the Breach Candy Hospital in an ambulance escorted by police vehicles a little after 2 am on Thursday and taken to his residence in south Mumbai’s Colaba area.
A statement quoting Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said the national tricolour on government offices in Maharashtra will be flown at half-mast on October 10 as a sign of mourning.
There will be no entertainment events on Thursday, the statement said.
Tata’s mortal remains will be kept at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) in south Mumbai from 10 am to 4 pm on Thursday for people to pay their respects. His last rites will be performed in Worli area of Mumbai later in the day.
