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.

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.

The relationship between Ratan Tata and Modi that grew stronger over Nano, kept touching new heights. He participated in all the Vibrant Gujarat Investor Summits held in Gujarat while Modi was the Chief Minister,

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

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

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’

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,

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,