Billionaire Mukesh Ambani today thanked the government for choosing his father and founder of Reliance Industries, late Dhirubhai Ambani, for the Padma Vibhushan award, saying it was an honour to the indomitable spirit of Indian entrepreneurship.
Dhirubhai Ambani, along with construction magnate Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, Maruti Udyog Chairman R C Bhargava, Sun Pharmaceutical founder Dilip Shanghvi and MasterCard chief executive Ajaypal S Banga were among those chosen for this year's highest civilian awards.
"The Padma Vibhushan awarded to Shri Dhirubhai Ambani is an honour to indomitable spirit of Indian entrepreneurship, innovation and ambition to always do better than the best in the world," Mukesh Ambani said in a statement.
Stating that it was a very proud day for him and the one lakh-plus employees of Reliance family, he said, "We take this opportunity to rededicate ourselves and to contributing to building a modern and self-reliant India in which all our citizens are assured equal opportunity to attain their fullest potential."
"On behalf of the Reliance family, we express our grateful thanks to the Government of India for the recognition awarded to Shri Dhirubhai Ambani for his contribution to the nation," he added.
