Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Expressing grief at the death of industrialist Rama Prasad Goenka, Birla family patriarch Basant Kumar Birla Sunday said that "India has lost one of its prominent sons".
"We are extremely grieved to learn of the sad demise of Shri R.P. Goenka. Our association with Shri Rama babu goes back to several decades. He was a very close family friend of ours," Birla said in a joint statement with his wife Sarla.
Describing Goenka as an "exceptionally intelligent and a highly successful personality", Birla said: "In his death, not only Bengal but India has lost one of its prominent sons."
"Our heartfelt condolences to Sushila Devi and other family members and our prayers to god to rest his soul in everlasting peace," the message said.
RPG Group founder Rama Prasad Goenka, a doyen of the Indian industry and business titan of eastern India, died Sunday morning at his South Kolkata home after a long battle with cancer.
He was 83. He is survived by wife Sushila and sons Harsh Vardhan and Sanjiv, both leading industrialists.
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