Sundar Pichai recalls his last meeting with Ratan Tata at Google

Hindustan Times

10 October, 2024, 10:15 am

Final modified: 10 October, 2024, 10:23 am

Google CEO Sundar Pichai became among folks who paid tributes to industrialist Ratan Tata who died in Mumbai on Wednesday on the age of 86.

The Indian-initiating set up tech chief recalled his closing assembly with the the visionary enterprise chief at Google, where they talked concerning the progress of Waymo.

“My closing assembly with Ratan Tata at Google, we talked concerning the progress of Waymo and his vision became spicy to listen to. He leaves an unparalleled enterprise and philanthropic legacy and became instrumental in mentoring and increasing the contemporary enterprise leadership in India,” Pichai wrote on X (previously Twitter).

“He deeply cared about making India better. Deep condolences to his cherished ones and Leisure in Peace Shri Ratan Tata Ji.”

My closing assembly with Ratan Tata at Google, we talked concerning the progress of Waymo and his vision became spicy to listen to. He leaves an unparalleled enterprise and philanthropic legacy and became instrumental in mentoring and increasing the contemporary enterprise leadership in India. He deeply…

— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) October 9, 2024

Ratan Tata, who ran the Tata Neighborhood for better than two decades as chairman, had been undergoing treatment at Mumbai’s Breach Candy health facility. Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran confirmed Tata’s death expressionless Wednesday evening.

On Monday, Tata had issued a assertion asserting that he became undergoing age-connected scientific investigations and that rumours circulating about his successfully being had been fake.

“There’ll not be such a thing as a cause for bid. I remain in supreme spirits,” he acknowledged in posts on social media and in a assertion launched on his behalf.

Tributes pour in for Ratan Tata

Moments after the news of his death broke, the gather became flooded with tributes from folks from all walks of life. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in paying tributes to the industrialist. From the enterprise world, Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, Anand Mahindra and Harsh Goenka mourned the loss of the titan.