Mourning the loss of the Indian icon and philanthropist, top business leaders from around the world including Bill Gates, Anand Mahindra, Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, Sundar Pichai and others have expressed their condolences.

In his LinkedIn post, Tata’s closest aide Shantanu Naidu reflected on his close friendship with the national icon.

The deal for building the two submarines at the Ship Building Centre in Vishakhapatnam will be around Rs 45,000 crore and will see a major involvement of private sector firms like Larsen and Toubro, sources said.