Amaravati, Nov. 4 -- Renowned industrialist Gopichand P Hinduja has passed away in London at the age of 85.

Born on February 29, 1940, the Indian-British billionaire was the chairman of the Hinduja Group. Hinduja was known for transforming his family business, which he joined in Mumbai in 1959, into a multi-billion-dollar global conglomerate. He was fondly known as 'GP' in business circles.

He was one of the architects of the transformation of the Group from an Indo-Middle East trading operation into a multi-billion-dollar transnational conglomerate.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Gopichand P Hinduja.

Naidu remembered the contributions made by the late Gopichand Hi...