Cyrus Mistry's Death: Political, Business Leaders Express Shock
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Cyrus Mistry, former chairman of Tata Sons, was killed in a road accident near Mumbai on Sunday.
The untimely death of the scion of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group shocked the country, with condolence messages pouring in from all over.
"The untimely demise of Shri Cyrus Mistry is shocking," Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on Twitter. "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," he tweeted
N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons
"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," Harsh Goenka, chairman of RPG Group, tweeted.
Nirmalya kumar, Professor of marketing, Lee Kong Chian School of Business
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis also took to the social media platform assuring detailed investigation into the matter. "Shocked and deeply pained to know about the demise of former chairman of Tata Sons Shri Cyrus Mistry in an unfortunate accident near Palghar. My deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. ॐ शान्ति. Spoke to DGP and instructed for detailed investigations," he tweeted.
Nawshir Mirza, Former Independent Director, Tata Power
"Cyrus Mistry was a very fine man with quality of a great human being. He was very well qualified and astute. Of all his qualities, his humility stood out," R Gopalakrishnan, former executive director, Tata Sons said.
Reminiscing about the initial days when Mistry joined the Tata Group, Gopalakrishnan said "he (Mistry) set as a priority, to befriend a large number of people in the group, and made the effort to connect with them and get to know them in a very short period of time".
He came to grips with the challenges of the job, and perhaps, in the process of consultation and execution, he might have been misunderstood or he misjudged; it could also have been a bit of both which led to the unfortunate event of his ouster from the position of Chairman of Tata Sons."
R Gopalakrishnan, Former Executive Director, Tata Sons
"I am genuinely saddened by his demise, and my heart reaches out to his family. He was a good soul," Gopalakrishnan added.
“Cyrus' untimely demise comes as a great shock. As a person he was humble, gracious, personable and had a lovely sense of humour. As a leader, he was extremely savvy, financially astute and a very good judge of character," Dr Mukund Rajan, Brand Custodian and Member of the Group Executive Council under Cyrus Mistry, said.
He was one of the finest bosses. I was privileged to serve under him in the Tata Group. His demise is a great loss for the corporate world.
Dr Mukund Rajan, Brand Custodian and Member of the Group Executive Council under Cyrus Mistry.