Monday, June 20 2005 15:43 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: After having settled the ownership issue with his brother Anil Ambani, Mukesh on today (Jun 20, 2005) sent an "emotional" farewell message to the employees of Reliance Infocomm, considered his pet project.

In an e-mail message to the employees of Infocomm, Mukesh said, "My younger brother Anil is taking over the stewardship of Reliance Infocomm. He has enormous energy and drive and we share a common commitment to take forward the legacy of our father Late Dhirubhai Ambani."

Addressing the employees as "Reliance Infocommers", Mukesh said the Infocomm business has grown from Dhirubhai Ambani's dream of making the cost of a phone call cheaper than that of a post card.

"I take this opportunity to congratulate you for your contribution in translating that dream into a reality," Mukesh said in the e-mail message.

Reliance Infocomm is now in full bloom with nearly 21 per cent of India's mobile market. "It symbolises the next generation communication organisation, connecting hundreds of millions of Indians with each other and the world and engages millions of young Indians working in the field of information technology enabled services, with economic opportunity in the developed world," he said.