PM Modi recalls B K Birla's legacy, writes to Kumar Mangalam Birla

Thanking the PM, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of Aditya Birla group, said Modi's tribute will always be treasured in the annals of Birla's family history

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recalled the time when he was the chief minister of Gujarat and Basant Kumar Birla, the former chairman of the BK Birla group who died on July 3, encouraged him during the inauguration of a textile plant in 2009 in Bharuch.

Basant Kumar Birla, 98, died in Mumbai.

“Right in his younger days, B K Birla learned the lessons of simplicity, humility and modest living from his father. It is well-known that Basant Kumar Birla started his journey as a junior employee at Kesoram Industries so that he can learn the ropes of business from