GUWAHATI, Oct 10: Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma paid his tributes to industrialist Ratan Tata who passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday. Taking to the social media, the Assam Chief Minister said that in Ratan Tata’s demise “people of Assam have lost one of its biggest well wishers”, while also terming it “a personal loss”.
“Shri Ratan Tata Ji’s legacy is one of compassion, statesmanship and unshakeable conviction in the India growth story. His life is defined by building enterprise and giving back to society. In his demise, people of Assam have lost one of its biggest well wishers,” Chief Minister Sarma wrote on his Facebook page.
“Shri Tata, a recipient of Assam’s highest civilian award, occupied a special place in the hearts and minds of the people of Assam. He took a giant leap of faith for the welfare of Assam,” he added.
“He was deeply passionate about improving healthcare in the State and with his vision we gave birth to the Assam Cancer Care Foundation. He played an instrumental role in setting up Tata’s Semiconductor facility in Jagiroad and creating several employment opportunities for our youth,” he further wrote in his tribute to the legendary industrialist and philanthropist
“For me it’s a personal loss. My every interaction with him left me wiser, the most recent being when I visited him in Mumbai to thank him for the Semiconductor project and having faith in Assam’s abilities as an industrial base. His simplicity and humility is something I will never forget,” Sarma wrote.
“His death leaves a huge void which cannot be filled.”
“My thoughts and prayers are with the members of the Tata family and the nation which mourns the loss of an inspirational leader. Om Shanti!,” CM Sarma concluded.
Ratan Tata, it mey be mentioned here, was bestowerd with Assam’s highest civilian honour ‘Asom Baibhav’ in 2021 when the awards were first presented.
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