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Lallantop on Mr Ratan Tata’s last rites

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India's famous businessman Ratan Tata died on 9 October at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital. Ratan Tata was 86 years old and was ill for some days. Ratan Tata belonged to the Parsi community, but still his last rites were performed according to Hindu customs instead of Parsi. Why did this happen and how are last rites performed in the Parsi community?