A confidential letter written by senior advocate Darius J Khambata to key trustees of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and the Sir Ratan Tata Trust pushes back strongly against suggestions that the proceedings of a September 11, 2025, meeting amounted to a “coup” or “takeover” attempt within the Tata philanthropic fold, even as it underlines opposition to a potential listing of Tata Sons. Khambata, a former advocate general of Maharashtra and ex-additional solicitor general of India currently sits on the boards of two key Tata trusts - Dorabji Tata Trust and the Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
In the November 10, 2025, letter, reviewed by Moneycontrol, Khambata says he has been “distressed” by the “spin doctored media narrative” around the meeting and describes the coup insinuation as “absurd”. The lett

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