Months after Ratan Tata’s death, Tata Sons Chairman Chandrasekaran reveals stunning truth about late businessman

Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran said that Ratan Tata was always courteous, and despite failing health in recent years, he was always there to receive him and see him because he was the perfect gentleman.

Months after the demise of Ratan Tata, Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran shared a fond memory of the late Tata Group Chairman Emeritus, recalling how the beloved industrialist always made it a made it a point to personally receive Chandrasekaran, and see him off, whenever he went to meet Tata.

“In the last few years, he was not well. We met twice a week or even more. There was not a single occasion where he didn’t come to the door to receive me or see me off. I told him, ‘Sir, you don’t have to do this.’ But he would insist. This was his courtesy. For him, doing the right thing was important. Every time he made a decision, he would put himself in the shoes of others to ensure he was being fair,” N Chandrasekaran said at 25th ET Awards for Corporate Excellence where Ratan Tata was posthumously honored with the ‘Jewel of India’ award.

The Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran said that Ratan Tata was always courteous, and despite failing health in recent years, he was always there to receive him and see him because he was the perfect gentleman.

Ratan Tata and the rise of Tata Group

Ratan Tata, the former Chairman of the Tata Group, who passed away at the age of 86 at Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital in October last year, led the salt-t0-software conglomerate for over 20 years, transforming it into a global powerhouse with over 100 companies spread in more than 100 countries, boasting a market cap of $403 billion (roughly Rs 33.7 trillion).

Ratan Tata joined the Tata Group in 1962 after returning from the United States where he had earned a bachelors degree in architecture at Cornell University.

In 1991, he took over as the chairman of the conglomerate, and brought much-needed reforms in the company founded by his great-grandfather, Jamshedji Nasirwanji Tata in 1868.

In 2008, Ratan Tata was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian honor, for his invaluable contribution to the Indian industry.