Ratan Tata passes away: After Ratan Tata passed away on Wednesday night, Maharashtra government has declared a day of mourning in the state on Thursday to pay tributes to the business tycoon and philanthropist.

Ratan Tata, who transformed the Tata Group into a globally renowned conglomerate, died at age 86 in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday.

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.

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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. At 3.30 pm, his body will be taken to the Worli crematorium for last rites, PTI reported.

“The mortal remains of Ratan Tata will be taken to the NCPA Lawns, Nariman Point, Mumbai at 10.30 am on Thursday for members of the public to pay their last respects and homage,” Ratan Tata’s family said in a statement.

He will be accorded a state funeral by the state government. Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the last rites of Ratan Tata on behalf of the Centre.

In a post on X, Eknath Shinde called Tata, who spearheaded the salt-to-software conglomerate for several decades, a living legend who successfully helmed the 150-year-old Tata Group.

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“Ratanji Tata was a living legend who successfully led the Tata Group with a tradition of excellence and integrity spanning nearly 150 years. The decisiveness and mental toughness he displayed time after time took the Tata Group to different industrial heights,” Shinde tweeted.

The Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons and recipient of India’s second highest civilian honour, Padma Vibhushan, Ratan Tata passed away at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital. He was 86 years old. Tata was in a critical condition and was under intensive care.

(With inputs from PTI)