Pune:  The doyen of the Bajaj Group and Renowned industrialist Rahul Bajaj (83), passed away in Pune following a prolonged illness on Saturday.  He made his two wheelers a household name with the catchy slogan Hamara Bajaj.

He was suffering from cancer for a long time and he died at the Ruby Hospital at around 2.30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. Rahul Bajaj had taken charge of the Bajaj Group in 1965; the group soared to one of the biggest in the sub-continent. His last rites shall be performed at the Vaikunth Crematorium on Sunday, said the sources.
Condolences poured:

Top business and political leaders including his close family friend and NCP Chief Sharad Pawar, Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan, BJP leaders Nitin Gadkari and Raosaheb Danve Patil, Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis and others condoled Bajaj’s passing.

I am deeply shocked to learn about the sad demise of Padma Bhushan Shri Rahul Bajaj, my very close friend. The grandson of eminent freedom fighter Jamnalal Bajaj brought transformation in society, especially in poor and middle-class people with his two-wheel technology a Bajaj bike, said Sharad Pawar in his condolence message.
Saying India has lost an industrialist, a philanthropist and a lighthouse for young entrepreneurs, Pawar said the affordable vehicle Hamara Bajaj increased mobility, eased struggle for getting means of livelihood and became the tool of socio-economic change, for which we Indians are deeply indebted.