He was 55.

“We tried our best but failed. He passed away at around 3:45 PM,” an official of the private hospital where Khan was admitted said, NDTV reported.

The chief minister who visited the hospital said, “This is a great loss for the entire country and the entire music fraternity. I am in a lot of pain as I still can’t believe that Rashid Khan is no more.”

“It is with profound sadness that Sahara India Pariwar [group] informs the demise of our Hon’ble ‘Saharasri’ Subrata Roy Sahara. Saharasri ji an inspirational leader and visionary, passed away on 14th November 2023 at 10.30 pm due to cardiorespiratory arrest following an extended battle with complications arising from metastatic malignancy, hypertension, and diabetes. He was admitted to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute (KDAH) in Mumbai on November 12 following a decline in health,” Sahara India Group said in a statement.

“His loss will be deeply felt by the entire Sahara India Pariwar. Saharasri ji was a guiding force, a mentor, and a source of inspiration for all who had the privilege of working alongside him,” the group said.

“Details regarding the last rites will be communicated in due course,” it added.

He is survived by his wife, son, and brother.

Roy was the founder and chairman of the Sahara India Pariwar, a conglomerate with diversified business interests. He began in 1978 initially venturing into transport and courier sector and then swiftly expanding to diverse fields, including finance, aviation, media, and infrastructure.

In the 2000s, the group made international headlines with the acquisition of iconic properties such as London’s Grosvenor House Hotel and New York City’s Plaza Hotel.

Sahara was once hailed by Time magazine as the second-largest employer in India after Indian Railways, boasting a workforce of around 1.2 million people. It had also sponsored the India’s national cricket team.

In 2012, Roy became one of India’s 10 most powerful people.

He took the conglomerate to dizzying heights before facing accusations of enticing poor investors into a pyramid scheme. The group got tangled in a legal battle with market regulator SEBI over repaying billions of dollars to investors who put their money in a bond scheme that was later found to be illegal. In 2014, the Supreme Court ordered Roy’s detention for failing to appear in court in connection with the dispute and he had to spend more than a year in jail before being released on parole in 2016.

In 2019, Sahara Group announced its plan to foray into the electric vehicle business under a new brand name ‘Sahara Evols’. It also entered the online education sector with Edunguru, targeting small towns and villages.

In 2020, Roy again grabbed spotlight over Netflix’s controversial docu-series Bad Boy Billionaires on the rise and fall of India’s most infamous business tycoons.

In a message, Patnaik said, “I am deeply saddened by the passing away of eminent scientist Dr MS Swaminathan. Popularly known as the Father of the Green Revolution in India, Dr Swaminathan was instrumental in revolutionising the farm sector in India and catapulted the turnaround of farmers’ conditions. All through his life, he worked for the empowerment of farmers through technology, and advocated appropriate public policy for farmers.”

Remembering his strong association with Odisha, the Chief Minister said that Dr Swaminathan started his early days of research in Odisha, and was always available to help farmers of the state in every possible manner. His foundation is closely associated with improving farming activities in tribal areas of Odisha. His death created a huge void in the field of agricultural science.