Anita Goyal, wife of Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal, passes away
Mumbai, May 16: Anita Goyal, wife of Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal who played a key role in the management of the now-grounded airline, died here on Thursday. She was 70.
Ailing for quite some time, she died at a private hospital in the city, sources said. She is survived by husband Naresh and two children, daughter Namrata and son Nivaan Goyal.
The last rites of Anita were performed around 2 pm at the Chandanwadi crematorium in Marine Lines area. Family members and friends including industrialist Anil Ambani, Bollywood actor Shabana Azmi and her lyricist husband Javed Akhtar were present at the crematorium besides some former employees of Jet Airways, sources said.
Anita had served as non-executive vice president and a board member of Jet Airways which was grounded in April 2019 amid acute liquidity crunch after flying for 25 years.
She was in charge of key areas of revenue management and network planning at the airline when it was operational.
A former employee who had worked closely with Anita Goyal told PTI that she was completely involved in the day-to-day functioning of Jet Airways.
"Anita also used to hold meetings with representatives of aircraft makers, Boeing and Airbus, as part of her role as vice president," he said.
The Goyals stepped down from their respective positions at the airline on March 25, 2019.
In 2023, both Anita and Naresh Goyal were named as accused in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate. Naresh, once a high-flying tycoon, was arrested, and is currently on interim bail on medical grounds; Anita was never arrested.
Jet Airways is undergoing an insolvency resolution process but the final handing over of the bankrupt carrier to the winning bidder is facing legal hurdles.
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Pahalgam attack 'barbaric', Modi a fighter who will bring peace to J-K: Rajinikanth
Mumbai, May 1 (PTI): Veteran star Rajinikanth on Thursday termed the Pahalgam terror attack "barbaric and merciless" and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a fighter who would bring peace to Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing the inaugural WAVES Summit, the pan-India actor said many people had told him the government might postpone the four-day event because of "unnecessary criticism" as it focused on entertainment.
"But I was confident that this event will definitely happen because of my confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modiji," he said.
The World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) brings together top Bollywood and southern stars as well as industry leaders and political personalities.
"PM Modi is a fighter. He will meet any challenge. He has proven it and we have been seeing it in the last one decade," Rajinikanth said.
The 74-year-old actor added that the prime minister will handle the Kashmir situation "bravely and gracefully".
"(He will) bring peace in Kashmir and glory to our country. I'm extremely happy to be here and it is my privilege to be a part of WAVES moment. and my heartiest congratulations to central government," Rajinikanth said.
WAVES will integrate films, OTT, gaming, comics, digital media, AI, AVGC-XR, broadcasting, and emerging tech, and seek to present itself as a comprehensive showcase of India's media and entertainment prowess.
The summit, which aims to unlock a USD 50 billion market by 2029, expanding India's footprint in the global entertainment economy, comes shortly after a terror attack in the upper reaches of Pahalgam in Kashmir killed 26 people, mostly tourists.
