A major split has emerged within Tata Trusts as chairman Noel Tata and two trustees blocked Mehli Mistry’s reappointment, opposing three others who backed him. The standoff, seen as a power struggle, follows Ratan Tata’s death and raises governance concerns

New Delhi: Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata and two other powerful trustees considered close to him blocked the reappointment of late Ratan Tata’s close associate and businessman Mehli Mistry as trustee, deepening the rift at the philanthropic arm that controls the holding company of the Tata Group, people familiar with the matter said.

Noel Tata was appointed head of Tata Trusts following the death of Tata Group patriarch Ratan Tata last year. TVS Motor Co’s chairman emeritus Venu Srinivasan and former defence secretary Vijay Singh vo

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