Business leaders pay tribute to Nelson Mandela

Business leaders world over reflected on the legacy of Nelson Madela, who passed away on Friday. Mandela, the first African man to become the President of South Africa, was 95-years-old and struggling with a lung infection for some time.

Here are the tweets of global business leaders.

Anand Mahindra

Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra Group

Left S.Africa today & heard of Mandela's passing in a transit lounge. Madiba is in transit to a better place,leaving the world a better place.

And so Madiba's passing is no different from the passing of a father. The responsibility for sustaining his work lies upon us all.

Even though he had not been active in your life, you feel alone & feel the responsibility for your family lying heavily upon your shoulders.

When you lose an aged & infirm father, it is not unexpected, but it feels as if an umbrella over you has been snatched away.

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Ratan N. Tata

Former Chairman of Tata Group

The world has lost a great leader. Nelson Mandela was the father of a free South Africa where all people had equal rights. He will be missed.

Bill Gates

Microsoft founder

Every time Melinda and I met Nelson Mandela, we left more inspired than ever. His grace and courage changed the world. This is a sad day.

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Richard Branson

Virgin Group founder

Today we lost not only a great man; we also lost one of the world’s greatest leaders.

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Chairman and Managing Director of Biocon

Nelson Mandela was blessed with inspirational powers n cd transform hatred into harmony; discrimination into dignity to make a better world.

# #RIPNelsonMandela Mandela showed d world how hatred can be converted to harmony n discrimination into dignity through selfless endurance.

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Nandan Nilekani

Chairman of UIDAI

Mandela's given name, Rolihlahla means 'Troublemaker.' And he was exactly that, for those anti-freedom. A hero, a legend.

Tony Fernandes

GCEO of AirAsia and founder of Tune Group

Rip the greatest man ever.NELSON Mandela. Learn to forgive. We all can learn so much from this man.Many in Malaysia can. We are all the same.

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Elon Musk

CEO & CTO of SpaceX, PayPal founder and CEO & Chief Product Architect of Tesla Motors

Rest in peace, Nelson Mandela. A man both good and great.

Mike Bloomberg

Founder of Bloomberg

Nelson Mandela was a global icon who inspired generations of people around the world with his spirit.

Nelson Mandela devoted his life to building a more just, equal, and compassionate world. We are all better for it.