Late Indian billionaire wills £91m fortune to his dog

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The late Rafan Tata with his favourite dog.

Ratan Tata, a billionaire Indian businessman who died recently has reportedly left a staggering £91million fortune to his dog in his will.

Periscope International reports that Tata, the owner of Jaguar, Land Rover, and Tetley,  died earlier this month aged 86.

His German shepherd dog, Tito, has been awarded “unlimited care” as part of his will.

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The billionaire, who never married or had children, overlooked his brother, Jimmy Tata, and half-sisters Shireen and Deanna Jejeebhoy, in favour of his beloved dog.

The deceased’s decision is said to be contrary to Indian traditions, which would have left his estate, based on which he was expected to bequeath them to his siblings.

His siblings will now only inherit a meager part of his estate.

Tata stated in his will that his cook, Rajan Shaw, his pooch, his butler and general assistant, Konar Subbiah, should each receive a large portion of his fortune.

Tata, who is credited with transforming the Tata Group into a globally renowned conglomerate specified in document that provisions should be put in place to provide ‘unlimited care’ for his beloved pet, who was by his side until he died.

A close friend of the deceased, said the amount, which has been left to Tata’s former butler and cook, both in their 50s and now taking care of Tito, was a generous person.

“He has made very, very generous provisions for them.

“They will never have to work again and they will be very well looked after.

“This will is not a statement of wealth but a gesture of gratitude.

“This is for the joy and care he was given by his pets and two closest aides,” his friend said.

He added that the instructions were of no surprise to those who knew Tata well.

During his tenure as chairman of the Tata Group, the conglomerate made several high-profile acquisitions.

The group purchased British tea firm Tetley in 2000 for 432 million dollars and Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus in 2007 for 13 billion dollars.

It was at the time the biggest takeover of a foreign firm by an Indian company.

Tata Motors then acquired British luxury auto brands Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford Motor Co in 2008 for 2.3 billion dollars.

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