On Friday, Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekharan met with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Nirmala Sitharaman's office confirmed the development in a tweet. The tweet reads: Shri N Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Companies, calls on Smt Nirmala Sitharaman. Chandrasekaran was awarded the Legion of Honor from France by the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna.
Chandrasekaran was honoured for his efforts in enhancing and enhancing the business relationships between India and France. The event was attended by Ambassador of India to France, Emmanuel Lenain, French Ambassador to India, and Chambers of Commerce representatives.
I had the pleasure of presenting Tata Group CEO, on behalf of the President of the Republic, with the insignia of Chevalier de le Legion d Honneur. Air India, a French airline, signed an extensive deal with French aerospace company Airbus to buy 225 aircraft dubbed as 210 A 320 neo planes and 40 A 350 aircraft. With this achievement, Chandrasekaran has joined the likes of Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata, former chairman of JRD Tata, Wipro founder Azim Premji, the Vice President of Piramal Group, Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy, and HCL Technologies founder Shiv Nadar's wife Kiran Nadar.