But a more plausible reason was advanced by Lovat Fraser, a close friend of the Tata and one of the early directors of the IHCL group, that the idea had long been in his mind and that he had made a study on the subject. He did not have any desire to own a hotel but he wanted to attract people to India and to improve Bombay.
Lovat Fraser, a close friend of the Tata and one of the early directors of the IHCL group, proposed that the idea had been brewing in his mind for some time and he had done research on it. He did not intend to own a hotel but rather wanted to draw people to India and enhance Bombay.