Sahara Group chairman Subrata Roy Sahara passed away on November 14 at around 10.30 pm due to cardiorespiratory arrest after a prolonged battle with complications arising from metastatic malignancy, hypertension and diabetes.
The Sahara Group founder was admitted to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute (KDAH) in Mumbai on 12 November after his health deteriorated.
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The Sahara India Pariwar, founded by Roy in 1978, was the title sponsor of the Indian national cricket and hockey teams and Bangladesh’s cricket team. In 2011, the group also bought a stake in Formula One team Force India.
The Sahara group also owned the now-defunct Pune Warriors India, in cricket’s lucrative Indian Premier League.
Sahara’s influence on Indian cricket was unmistakable, and when news of his tragic demise broke out, the cricketing world took to pay tribute to the once business tycoon.
Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina took to social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to pay tribute to Sahara.
great motivator, speaker and sports lover is no more . #RIP #sahara #subrataroy pic.twitter.com/XZBpiKCObf— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) November 14, 2023
Yet another former Indian cricketer who took to social media to pay his tribute to Sahara, was Yuvraj Singh.
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Yuvraj, in his post on X, mentioned the special connection he shared with Sahara, who was instrumental in aiding Yuvraj when he was diagnosed with mediastinal seminoma, a rare form of cancer in his lungs, back in 2011, and thanked the business icon for his continued support through the rough period.
Saddened to hear of the passing away of Mr. Subrata Roy, a real stalwart. He was a true testament of someone who never gave up no matter what the odds.When I got diagnosed with cancer, he was one of the few people who stood by me and supported me. He was always very close to… pic.twitter.com/44VEkKtV4a
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) November 14, 2023
The mortal remains of Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy, who at a private hospital in Mumbai a day ago, will be flown to Lucknow on Wednesday, where his last rites will be performed on Thursday.
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