Ratan Tata, a former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, died at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday night. He was 86. Tata Sons chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran confirmed Tata's death and described him in a statement as his "friend, mentor, and guide." He did not provide a cause of death.

Tycoon Ratan Tata, who helped transform India’s Tata Group into a global powerhouse, made an eerie post right before his death. Ratan Tata, an Indian tycoon who helped reshape India’s economy, has died. It comes just two days after he posted an eerie message on social media claiming “rumours” about his health were overblown.

Ratan Tata, the former Tata Group chairman who put a staid and sprawling Indian conglomerate on the global stage with a string of high-profile acquisitions, has died, the Tata Group said in a statement late on Wednesday.