Mumbai: Zee News has voted Dhirubhai Ambani, founder chairman of Reliance Group, as India's "Top Businessman" in the "Best of India" poll conducted. The results reflect the opinions of 1,48, 438 respondents from across the country.

J R D Tata is at second position followed by Narayan Murthy of Infosys at the third position. The viewers voted Azim Premji of Wipro Limited at the fourth slot in the "Top Businessman" in the "Best of India" poll.

Under the "Best Personality" category, Noble laureate Mother Teresa emerged at the top slot. While Amitabh Bachchan was polled at the number one slot in the "Film Personalities" category, Sachin Tendulkar was voted the "Greatest Sportsperson" and Atal Behari Vajpayee was voted the "Favourite Prime Minister".

Earlier, Dhirubhai Ambani was also voted as the most admired Indian of the millennium in the field of Business & Economics in "Legends, A Celebration of Excellence", a poll audited by Ernst & Young for Zee Networks.

Dhirubhai Ambani has also been conferred with the "Lifetime Achievement Award" by India HRD Congress. He was conferred "The Economic Times Award for Corporate Excellence for Lifetime Achievement" and the "Man of the Century" award by Chemtech Foundation and Chemical Engineering World in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the growth and development of the chemical industry in India.

He was also awarded the "Indian Entrepreneur of the 20th Century" by FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries) for his meticulous scripting of one of the most remarkable stories of business endeavor of the 20th century and was voted as "Creator of Wealth" of the Century in The Times of India poll.