Ratan Tata’s ‘hungry dog’, didn’t eat anything whole day, still refuses to leave his site at last rites, watch video

Wagging its tail non-stop, the dog with a red collar refused to leave Tata’s side, literally clinging to the spot next to the casket. ‘Goa’, a stray, named after the coastal state from where Tata had adopted it nearly a decade ago, was brought to the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) in south Mumbai to pay the final respects to its friend who was no more.
A caretaker said Goa was “very close” to Tata. When photographers jostled to click Goa’s pictures, the caretaker urged them to let the pet go saying it had not eaten anything since morning.

Ratan Tata’s love for dogs was legendary. His pet (Goa) meeting him for the last time #Ratan #RatanTata pic.twitter.com/gr4VWKGAdO
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Ratan Tata’s Dog Didn’t Have Food
Tata’s love for dogs is well-chronicled. During Diwali of 2020, he had posted on Instagram a photograph of him celebrating the festival with the “adopted Bombay House dogs”, especially with Goa, his “office companion”.
A black dog with white paws and a white patch on its nostril and forehead made the sombre setting more poignant.
Earlier in the day, MNS president Raj Thackeray fondly remembered that he and Tata shared a common thread of their love for canines and said stray dogs were welcomed in all Tata premises, be it the Taj Mahal hotel or Bombay House, the group headquarters.
(With inputs from PTI)