Naiya Ruparelia, the wife of the late tycoon Rajiv Ruparelia, who died in a car accident on Saturday, poured her heart out as she remembered her husband.
Speaking at the cremation ceremony in Kampala on Tuesday, Naiya broke down and was supported to give a speech.
She said that her husband was not just a businessman and philanthropist but a magnetic soul, a loving partner, and an extraordinary father.
She revealed that Rajiv was her first love.
“Rajiv was my first real love. We had a bond that was complex, deep, and always real. I truly love him a lot. He was one of those people who would fill up the room with energy, greatly magnetic and impossible to ignore. He had an undeniable spark,” she said.
Speaking about the couple’s daughter, Inara, Naiya added, “To many, he was a hero, a brother, a friend, but to his daughter Inara, he was her dad. And in her eyes, that made him someone extraordinary. I will always make sure she carries the best of him with her: the goodness he gave and all the light he left behind.”
Born with two sisters, Rajiv is the only known son of tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia.
