Gopichand Hinduja, head of Britain's richest household, has died on the age of 85.
Known as GP, Mr Hinduja and his household made their fortune from Indian conglomerate Hinduja Group, which operates throughout 11 sectors together with finance, media and leisure and oil.
It has roughly 200,000 workers worldwide.
“He will leave a deep hole in our family's hearts,” the household stated in a press release.
He stated he could be “remembered for his formidable work”.
Mr Hinduja helped remodel his father's modest textile and buying and selling enterprise into a worldwide conglomerate and one in all India's largest corporations.
Mr Hinduja and his household high the most recent Sunday Times Rich List with a internet value of £35.3 billion. He was ranked eleventh within the Forbes checklist of India's 100 richest businessmen in 2024.
Mr Hinduja was the second eldest of 4 brothers, who managed the enterprise for many years.
Srichand, the oldest of the 4, died in 2023 on the age of 87.
It will not be recognized who will now take over the management of the group. The youngest brother, Ashok, runs operations throughout India, together with truck maker Ashok Leyland.
The household additionally owns important actual property in London, together with a number of massive homes close to St. James's Park and Winston Churchill's outdated warfare workplace in Whitehall, which have lately been renovated, together with a lodge.
Mr Hinduja largely remained out of the general public eye, however was concerned within the controversial “Hinduja affair” in 2001, which resulted within the resignation of Lord Peter Mandelson as MP.
Mr Hinduja wrote to Mr Mandelson about his brother Prakash acquiring British citizenship after the household charity had donated £1 million to the Millennium Dome, for which Mr Mandelson was accountable.
Mr Mandelson resigned because of this, however was later cleared of wrongdoing following an investigation.
Prakash, his spouse, his son and his spouse had been Sent to jail by Swiss courtroom for exploiting home employees at his Geneva mansion final 12 months.
With inputs from BBC