Two other people in the vehicle were injured and taken to hospital, he added. Autopsies will be conducted on the two dead at a hospital in Mumbai, said Pradeep Dhodhi, medical officer of Palghar district. Mistry is best known as the former chairman of Tata Sons, the huge Indian conglomerate that owned Jaguar, Land Rover and the Taj hotels. Mistry was best known as the former chairman of Tata Sons, the huge Indian conglomerate that owned Jaguar, Land Rover and Taj hotels. The Irish-Indian businessman made headlines in 2011 when he was announced as Tata’s chosen successor, becoming the first person not directly related to the Tata family to lead the company that bears their name. Mistry’s family was a major stakeholder in the Mumbai-based conglomerate, which runs top-tier companies in various sectors. In 2016, Mistry was replaced in a sudden corporate restructuring that saw former chairman Ratan Tata come out of retirement to lead the company on an interim basis. Mistry’s removal created a bitter public spat between the former chairman and the group’s board. Before his time with Tata, Mistry was best known as the son of Indian construction billionaire Pallonji Mistry and served as the head of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, a major construction company known for building skyscrapers and stadiums across India. “I am deeply saddened by the sudden and untimely death of Mr. Cyrus Mistry,” Tata Sons chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran said in a statement shared with CNN Business on Monday. “He had a passion for life and it is truly tragic that he passed away at such a young age. My deepest condolences and prayers go out to his family at this difficult time.” Other business and government leaders also reacted with shock over the weekend, taking to social media to express their condolences. “Shri Cyrus Mistry’s untimely death is shocking. He was a promising businessman who believed in India’s economic prowess,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted. “His death is a great loss to the world of commerce and industry.” Gautam Adani, the country’s richest man, also said he was “shocked and saddened to hear of the death”. “One of the finest gentlemen I have ever known, he was one of the finest business minds of his generation. A tragic loss. He was called too soon,” he tweeted. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.” Rishi Iyengar contributed to this report.
