Prime Minister Narendra Modi's close friendship with former Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata began two decades ago over a controversial issue: Tata's plan to start a manufacturing plant in West Bengal's Singur.

In a storied life, Ratan Tata had a few brushes with popular culture, and was famously portrayed by Boman Irani in the 2019 film ‘PM Narendra Modi’

Modi had sent the SMS to Tata when the industrialist was addressing a press conference in Kolkata announcing the exit of the Tata Nano project from West Bengal after violent protests led by Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee.

Mumbai: The entire nation went into shock after the news of the passing of one of the country's most beloved business personalities on Wednesday night. Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Group, passed away at a Mumbai hospital at the age of 86 due to age-related ailments.

Welcome', a one word SMS from the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to the then Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata led to shifting the Tata Nano project from West Bengal to Gujarat way back in 2008.

Ratan Tata's final speech, where he expressed heartfelt support for PM Narendra Modi and stated that "India will progress," has gone viral.

In 2008, Ratan Tata shifted his Rs 1,500 crore Nano project from West Bengal to Gujarat due to protests led by Mamata Banerjee after the state government refused to return 400 acres of farmland. Narendra Modi,

The Prime Minister and Ratan Tata shared a deep bond dating back several years when Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat.

Recalling this special connection, the Modi Archive paid tribute, stating, Suswagatam - a one-word text from then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi to Ratan Tata marked the start of a deep bond. Today, as we mourn the passing of Shri Ratan Tata,