V Krishnamurthy, One Of Tallest Leaders In Indian Industry, Dies At 97

V Krishnamurthy was the chairman of SAIL from 1985 to 1990.

V Krishnamurthy, a former chairman of steel PSU SAIL and Maruti Udyog Ltd (now Maruti Suzuki), died on Sunday at the age of 97 in Chennai.

Mr Krishnamurthy died at his home in Chennai, one of his former colleagues informed, according to a SAIL statement. His last rites will be performed on Monday.

V Krishnamurthy was the chairman of SAIL from 1985 to 1990.

"SAIL family deeply mourns the sad demise of Padma Vibhushan Dr. Venkataraman Krishnamurthy, ex-Chairman, SAIL, on 26th June 2022," it said.