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India’s Big Bull billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala dies aged 62

India’s answer to Warren Buffett passes away as Modi leads tributes

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, nicknamed India’s own Warren Buffett, has died in Mumbai
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, nicknamed India’s own Warren Buffett, has died in Mumbai Photo: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters

Veteran stock market investor and Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, nicknamed India’s own Warren Buffett, died on 14 August in Mumbai city, Press Trust of India news agency reported. He was 62.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the tributes for the business magnate, who had an estimated net worth of $5.8bn, according to Forbes.

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