Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata and Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran met Union House Minister Amit Shah and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (7 October 2025). |Photograph courtesy of The Hindu
High Tata Group executives, together with Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata and Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran, met Union House Minister Amit Shah and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (7 October 2025) amid infighting throughout the board over director appointments and governance points.
Noel Tata and Chandrasekaran, together with Tata Trusts vice-chairman Venu Srinivasan and trustee Darius Khambata, arrived at Shah’s residence within the night for talks. Ms. Sitharaman additionally participated on the dwelling minister’s official residence.
The assembly was held within the backdrop of infighting among the many administrators of Tata Trusts over director appointments and governance points that threaten to have an effect on the functioning of the $180 billion-plus conglomerate.
Tata Trusts wields decisive affect over India’s most respected conglomerate by means of its roughly 66% stake in Tata Sons, the promoter and holding firm of Salt Semiconductor Group.
Tata Trusts is vertically divided, with some sections working with Noel Tata, who was appointed belief chairman after Ratan Tata’s loss of life, the folks stated. The opposite group of 4 trustees is headed by Mehli Mistry, who’s related to the Shapoorji Pallonji household, which owns about 18.37% of Tata Sons.
Mr. Mistry reportedly feels not noted on vital points.
Sources stated the flashpoint was stated to be a seat on the board of Tata Sons, which oversees a 156-year-old group with about 400 firms, together with 30 listed firms.
Tata Trusts, Tata Sons and Mr. Srinivasan declined to touch upon the matter, and Mr. Mistry couldn’t be reached for remark as he didn’t reply to calls and messages.
“Given how vital and vital the Tata group is to the nation’s financial system, the primary query earlier than the federal government is whether or not it may be handed over to non-public people. The infighting among the many trustees of Tata Trusts is impacting Tata Sons,” the official stated.
