Hummingbird News Desk
NEW DELHI, 4 SEP: Former Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry died in a road accident at Charoti in Palghar on Sunday when his Mercedes was returning from Ahmedabad to Mumbai.
The accident took place on a bridge on the Surya river. The car hit the divider. Anahita Pandole was at the wheel when the accident happened. There were four people in the vehicle, of which two, including Mistry, died on the spot. The other deceased person has been identified as Jahangir Binshah Pandole. Those injured — identified as Anahita Pandole, a top doctor at Breach Candy Hospital, and Darius Pandole, the managing director and CEO of JM Financial Private Equity — have been shifted to a hospital, according to Palghar Police.
Narendra Modi took to the microblogging site and paid condolences, “The untimely demise of Shri Cyrus Mistry is shocking. He was a promising business leader who believed in India’s economic prowess. His passing away is a big loss to the world of commerce and industry. Condolences to his family and friends. May his soul rest in peace.”
Taking Twitter, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule said, “Devastating news. My brother Cyrus Mistry passed away. Can’t believe it. Rest in Peace Cyrus.”
RPG Enterprises Chairman Harsh Goenka also expressed grief over Mistry’s demise.
“So sad to hear of the shocking news of the passing away of Cyrus Mistry in an accident. He was a friend, a gentleman, a man of substance. He was instrumental in creating the global construction giant Shapoorji Pallonji and ably led the Tata group,” tweeted Goenka.
Mistry, who was the sixth chairman of Tata Sons, was ousted from the position in October 2016. He had taken over as the chairman in December 2012 after Ratan Tata announced his retirement. N Chandrasekaran later took over as Executive Chairman of Tata Sons.
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