Udupi, October 11, 2024: As the nation mourns the demise of renowned industrialist and chairman emeritus of Tata Group, Ratan Tata, Udupi is reminded of his visit to the temple town in 2014 upon the invitation of the Puttige Mutt’s Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji, the present Paryaya seer.
On February 10, 2014 Ratan Tata had visited the Sri Puttige Vidya Peetha in the Moola Mutta of Puttige and had also inaugurated the new welcome arc. He had also offered prayers to Lords Narasimha and Ganapathi at the Mutt.
Udupi town had loved the simplicity of the towering industrialist who even mingled with locals and won over them with his humility.