Former Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata dies at 86

Veteran industrialist Ratan Tata died at a Mumbai hospital late on Wednesday night, a top police official told PTI.

The chairman emeritus of the Tata group was 86.

Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran, in a statement, confirmed the death of Tata, and described him as his “friend, mentor and guide”.

For the past few days, he was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital in south Mumbai.

Billionaire Harsh Goenka also tweeted about Tata’s demise, calling him a “titan”