Mukesh Ambani, Nita Ambani, Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta Ambani arrived at Mumbai’s National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) to pay respects to Ratan Tata, who passed away late last night at the age of 86.
Mukesh and Nita Ambani also met Tata's half-brother Noel Tata and chairman of Tata Sons and Tata Group N Chandrasekaran. The Ambanis can been seen folding their hands in a sombre greeting to the two men before offering a floral wreath.
After the news of Tata's demise broke, Industrialist Mukesh Ambani was among the first industry stalwarts to share his condolences.
Watch the moment the Ambani family arrived:
“It is a very sad day for India and India Inc. Ratan Tata's passing away is a big loss, not just to the Tata Group, but to every Indian. At a personal level, the passing of Ratan Tata has filled me with immense grief as I lost a dear friend,” Mukesh Ambani said in a statement.
{{/usCountry}}“It is a very sad day for India and India Inc. Ratan Tata's passing away is a big loss, not just to the Tata Group, but to every Indian. At a personal level, the passing of Ratan Tata has filled me with immense grief as I lost a dear friend,” Mukesh Ambani said in a statement.
{{/usCountry}}“Each of my numerous interactions with him left me inspired and energised and enhanced my respect for the nobility of his character and the fine human values he embodied. Ratan Tata was a visionary industrialist and a philanthropist, who always strove for society's greater good,” he said. (Also read: Bill Gates shares photo with 'visionary' Ratan Tata: ‘His loss will be felt around the world’)
Amit Shah, Amir Khan, Sharad Pawar arrive
Earlier, Mukesh Ambani’s daughter, Isha Ambani, had arrived at NCPA with her husband Anand Piramal.
Among those present there were Maharashtra politicians Raj Thackeray, Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule, Uddhav Thackeray, Aditya Thackeray and Home Minister Amit Shah, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. Actor Aamir Khan also arrived to pay his respects to Ratan Tata.
Ratan Tata’s half-brother, Jimmy Naval Tata, pictured in a wheelchair, was also photographed. Tata's close aide and assistant Shantanu Naidu also reached NCPA.
Tata’s last rites will be performed at Mumbai’s Worli Crematorium at 4 pm today. (Also read: Ratan Tata almost got married four times: What industrialist revealed in old interview)