“He has made significant contributions to nation-building and the corporate world,” Usaha Tegas continued, “his philanthropic initiatives have touched many lives.”
T Ananda Krishnan, a billionaire tycoon with an empire stretching from telecommunications to oil and gas, passed away on Thursday at the age of 86.
He passed on peacefully, according to a terse statement from his private vehicle Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd. The family wishes to mourn in private, the company said in the three-sentence statement.
