Tata veteran Krishna Kumar passed away

Tata Group senior chairman and former Tata Sons director R.K. Krishna Kumar,

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Ratan Tata’s close confidant and key group executive, passed away on Sunday evening

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after a 50-year career at the sprawling conglomerate. He is 86 years old.

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Kumar served in key roles in several group companies and was particularly instrumental in shaping the fortunes of Tata Tea

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the company’s packaged consumer goods division. In 2000, Tata Tea (now Tata Consumer Products Ltd.

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