India’s most respected conglomerate, the Tata group, finds itself in the midst of a governance storm that has drawn the attention of the highest levels of government. On Tuesday evening, Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata and Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran met Union home minister Amit Shah and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi. The meeting, held at Mr Shah’s residence, comes against the backdrop of deepening divisions within Tata Trusts over board appointments and governance structures that underpin control of the US$180bn (billion) group. Accompanying Noel Tata and Chandrasekaran were Tata Trusts vice chairman Venu Srinivasan and trustee Darius Khambata. While the precise agenda of the meeting has not been officially disclosed, government sources quoted by media outl
Inside Tata’s Governance Rift: Noel Tata, Chandrasekaran Huddle with Amit Shah and FM Sitharaman amid Split at Tata Trusts

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