Tata Trusts’ board on Friday discussed routine matters, steering clear of recent governance disputes that have divided the trustees, people in the know said.
Sources said the meeting covered regular presentations on healthcare and rural development projects, with “no contentious issues discussed”.
Board refrains from revisiting past events
Those with knowledge of the discussions in the day-long meeting said that members of the board refrained from bringing up past events.
The hybrid meeting came just days after 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, alongside trustees Venu Srinivasan and Darius Khambata.
Trust board split over Tata Sons appointments
The meeting followed weeks of internal tension within the Trusts over board appointments at Tata Sons, the group’s holding company. The seven-member board of Tata Trusts— which collectively owns about 66% of Tata Sons— has been split between two camps: one led by Noel Tata and Srinivasan, and another comprising Mehli Mistry, Pramit Jhaveri, Jehangir HC Jehangir, and Khambata.