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Ratan Tata shares heartwarming post on JRD Tata’s death anniversary: A dear friend and mentor

Ratan Tata took to his Instagram to put up a heartwarming post on JRD Tata’s death anniversary. He called him a dear friend and mentor.

Ratan Tata, who joined Instagram last month, took to his social media page to write an emotional post on his mentor and friend Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata.

JRD Tata, who was the former Chairman of Tata Group, passed away on November 29 in 1993. Therefore, Ratan Tata posted a heartwarming note in his remembrance.

He shared a picture of him with JRD Tata, sitting in a jeep as JRD Tata receives a rose from one of the workers at their office. In the gram, he talked about how JRD Tata influenced his life and was the biggest inspiration for him. He even wrote about how he saw workers showering him with genuine love and affection.

He shared the picture with the caption, “I can’t believe that 26 years have gone by since Mr. JRD Tata passed away. Jeh had been a dear friend, a role model, a mentor, and a person who had a profound influence on me, both at work and at home. We spent a lot of time together in the last few years of his life. He enjoyed being on the shop floor of TELCO and I enjoyed being there with him and seeing the genuine love and affection he got from both workers and supervisors. I miss him dearly and will always thank him for what he taught me.”

Tata’s post won many hearts on the internet as people called them both legends and commented with heart emojis on the post.

JRD Tata was the son of noted businessman Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata and his wife Suzanne Briere.

Published on India Today