A friend, a man of substance: Harsh Goenka fondly remembers Cyrus Mistry

Harsh Goenka fondly remembered Cyrus Mistry who died in a car accident on September 4. "He was a friend, a gentleman, a man of substance," Mr Goenka said in his Twitter post.

Harsh Goenka condoled the death of the former chairman of Tata Sons, Cyrus Mistry, who died in a car accident on September 4. He fondly remembered the industrialist as a “friend and man of substance”. Mr Mistry's sudden demise shocked the country as condolences poured in from top political leaders and industrialists. Mr Goenka shared subsequent tweets to express his grief and shock after Cyrus Mistry’s tragic death.

“So sad to hear of the shocking news of the passing away of #CyrusMistry in an accident. He was a friend, a gentleman, a man of substance. He was instrumental in creating the global construction giant Shapoorji Pallonji and ably led the Tata group,” Harsh Goenka wrote.

So sad to hear of the shocking news of the passing away of #CyrusMistry in an accident. He was a friend, a gentleman, a man of substance. He was instrumental in creating the global construction giant Shapoorji Pallonji and ably led the Tata group.

In a subsequent tweet, Mr Goenka talked about the unpredictability of life. “Life is like oil within a lamp. It can be measured, but the pace at which it burns depends on how bright and fierce the flame. And there is no predicting when the lamp might die when it could have blazed a great while longer. Such is the unpredictability of life!” read his second tweet.