Dhirubhai’s showed what an ordinary Indian can achieve through industriousness and firm resolve.
—Then Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Dhirubhai was a great dreamer but he would be remembered more for his capacity to realise those dreams.
—Manmohan Singh, then Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha
Dhirubhai proved that success comes through hard work and not by kismet or inheritance.
—Frank G. Wisener,
Ex-Ambassador of U.S.
The mark he had made on the map of industrial India is not possible to be reached by everyone.
—P.R.S. Oberoi, President. Oberoi Group
Dhirubhai was the sun of Indian industrial world.
—Bal Thakre, Shive Sena Chief
The name of Reliance has become a unique example in Indian industry and an ideal of corporate achievement.
—Sonia Gandhi
The rise of Ambani in corporate world is unprecedented example of the success of enterprising element. His role in paving the way of economic prosperity is significant.
—K.R. Narayanan
He was an idol of leadership and firmness and shall remain a source of inspiration for others.
—L.K. Advani
The nation has lost a great personality and a brave entrepreneur who never accepted defeat.
—N. Chandrababu Naidu
Ambani’s life will remain as a symbol of that industrious element that has instituted a permanent institution in history of mankind.
—Jaswant Singh
With his tireless efforts and brilliance he glorified Indian industry on internatinal map.
—Vilasrao Deshmukh
In Dhirubhai’s death Indian industry has lost brilliant leadership. He was the father of modern Indian industrial world.
—Yashwant Sinha
Dhirubhai raised such an industrial empire that had significant contribution in nation’s economic progress.
—Venkaiya Naidu
The saga of Dhirubhai’s success will be known as a story of a person who never forgot his yesterday even after reaching the sky height.
—Vijay Goel
Ambani will be remembered as the author of Indian share market’s newest culture.
—R.S. Lodha
His extraordinary success will inspire the common people to become industrialist and he would be accepted as an icon.
—Ashok Soota
Dhirubhai was a star that rose in the firmament of Indian industry three decades ago and remained ashine brilliantly with his capacity to dream and skill to realise dreams.
P.C. Alexander
A great dreamer we have lost and it is irreparable loss of India and Indian industrial world. Dhirubhai started from cipher and raised an empire to reach the pinnacle and his achievement has guided many a rising entrepreneur.
—Chhagan Bhujbal
Indian industrial world has become poorer in the death of its brightest star.
—R.P. Goenka
By dint of his courage and skill he crossed all hurdles of licence-permit regime.
—Rahul Bajaj
Four predecessor oil companies of Indian government created a capacity of 85 million metric tons in forty years but Reliance reached 27 million ton capacity in just four years. It was all due to industriousness of Dhirubhai.
—Ram Naik, then minister of Oil and Natural Gas
