Among those that paid tribute to Subrata Roy had been Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, former UP Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav, Congress chief in UP Vidhan Sabha Aradhana Mishra Mona and others. (News18 Photo)
Sahara Group’s staffers and celebrities together with singer Sonu Nigam, filmmaker Boney Kapoor and others attend the funeral procession of Subrata Roy in Lucknow right now
A profitable entrepreneur and founding father of Sahara Group, Subrata Roy, was cremated on Thursday night along with his 16-year-old grandson performing the final rites at Bhaisakund, in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow district.
Roy’s sons Sushanto and Seemanto had been overseas and couldn’t attend the funeral.
A procession carrying Roy’s physique left Sahara Shahar in Gomti Nagar at round 4:30 pm for Baikunth Dham within the presence of his shut pals, staffers of Sahara Group and celebrities together with singer Sonu Nigam, filmmaker Boney Kapoor and others, who bid goodbye to the “man with the golden heart”.
“I have a long association with Subrata Roy. He was a great personality. He was a fatherly figure, who often pampered and advised me like my brother. I have known him since 1997. He was a true patriot. I was in Dubai when I came to know about his demise, I came all the way from Dubai to Lucknow to say him a final goodbye,” mentioned singer Sonu Nigam.
The 75-year-old, who was a outstanding determine in retail, actual property, and finance, handed away at a personal hospital in Mumbai on Tuesday night time due to cardiorespiratory arrest amidst well being issues. His physique was flown in from Mumbai and stored at Sahara Shahar, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow on Wednesday.
Among those that paid tribute to Roy, additionally referred as Sahara Shri, had been Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, former UP Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav, Congress chief in UP Vidhan Sabha Aradhana Mishra Mona and different Congress leaders. On the day, former MP Naresh Agarwal and UP minister Nitin Agarwal, Smita Thackeray and others paid tribute to Roy.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Yadav had additionally expressed grief over Roy’s demise.
In a publish on X, previously Twitter, CM Yogi Adityanath mentioned, “The demise of Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy is very sad. Prayers to Lord Shri Ram to give place to the departed soul at his feet and give strength to the bereaved family members to bear this immense sorrow. Om Shanti.”
While Akhilesh Yadav had mentioned, “Roy’s death is a loss for Uttar Pradesh and the country because along with being a very successful businessman, he was also a very sensitive person with a big heart who helped countless people and became their support”.
