New Delhi, July 28: Prime Miniser Atal Bihari Vajpayee today condoled the death of Henning Holk-Larsen, one of the founders of Larsen and Toubro, describing him as a
lover of India who contributed significantly to the country's industrialisation.
"I am sad to know that Mr Henning Holk-Larsen passed
away in Mumbai yesterday. He was one of the pioneers of
engineering industry in India. Though a foreigner, this Danish
engineer made India his adopted country and developed L & T
from a modest firm in the late 1930s into a giant conglomerate
with diversified business," he said in a message.
Vajpayee recalled that he did the "pleasant duty" of
honouring Larsen, in his absence, in his country of birth when
he visited Copenhagen last year.
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