Former Chairman Of Bajaj Group, Rahul Bajaj passes away at 83
Former Chairman of Bajaj Group, industrialist Rahul Bajaj, passed away on Saturday in Pune. He was 83. In 2001, Rahul Bajaj was conferred the third-highest civilian award Padma Bhushan. He had also served as a Rajya Sabha MP. He had resigned as Bajaj Auto Chairman in April last year.
“It is with deep sorrow that I inform you about the passing away of Shri Rahul Bajaj, husband of the late Rupa Bajaj and father of Rajiv/Deepa, Sanjiv/Shefali and Sunaina/Manish. He passed away on the afternoon of 12th February, 2022 in the presence of his closest family members,” a statement from Bajaj Group said.
Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi reacted to the tragic news, and said, “Knew Rahul Bajaj for decades. Old family friends, despite big age diff. My father was chair of trust in memory of Rahul’s father.”
Union Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari expressed his condolences over the demise of the industrialist.
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