“Pained by his demise, condolences to his family and friends,” tweets PM Modi on passing away of Rahul Bajaj

Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi & President Ram Nath Kovind expressed condolences on the death of renowned industrialist Shri Rahul Bajaj and recalled his noteworthy contributions to the world of commerce and industry.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences on the death of renowned industrialist Shri Rahul Bajaj and recalled his noteworthy contributions to the world of commerce and industry. The Prime Minister underscored that Bajaj was passionate about community service and was a great conversationalist.

“Shri Rahul Bajaj Ji will be remembered for his noteworthy contributions to the world of commerce and industry. Beyond business, he was passionate about community service and was a great conversationalist. Pained by his demise. Condolences to his family and friends. Om Shanti,” tweeted the Prime Minister today.

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President Ram Nath Kovind also condoled the death of industrialist and Padma Bhushan awardee Rahul Bajaj. Taking to Twitter, Rashtrapati Bhavan said, “Saddened to learn of Shri Rahul Bajaj’s demise. A doyen of Indian industry, he was passionate about its priorities. His career reflected the rise and innate strength of the nation’s corporate sector. His death leaves a void in the world of industry. My condolences to his family.”

Rahul Bajaj, one of  India’s leading industrialists and chairman emeritus of Bajaj Auto Ltd passed away in Pune. Bajaj had been admitted to the Ruby Hall Clinic hospital in Pune, a senior official of the automaker confirmed.

“Industrialist Rahul Bajaj passed away at Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune at 2:30 pm today. He was under treatment for cardiac and lung-related problems for the last one month. His funeral will be held tomorrow,” Dr. Parvez Grant, Chairman, Ruby Hall Clinic told ANI.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced that Rahul Bajaj’s funeral will be held on Sunday with full state honours.