
Logjam seen as Noel Tata votes against Venu Srinivasan, Vijay Singh at a Tata Trust affiliate
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories.Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata has opposed the reappointment of vice-chairmen Venu Srinivasan and Vijay Singh at Tata Education and Development Trust (TEDT), deepening divisions within the philanthropic entities that control the group.With the latest development, at least one expert predicted that the schisms at the controlling trusts, which own nearly two-thirds of Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, show no signs of ending. Most decisions of the trusts require unanimous endorsement of the trustees.TEDT now has three trustees left: Noel, Mehli Mistry, a confidante of the late Ratan Tata, and Jehangir Nariman Mistry, a lawyer with Mulla & Mulla and Craigie Blunt & Caroe.
All three voted against the reappointment of Srinivasan and Singh over the last week, according to an executive privy to the developments.Noel's voting against the reappointment of Srinivasan and Singh was “symbolic” as Mehli Mistry and Jehangir Mistry had already rejected their continuation. All decisions regarding the appointment, re-appointment, and removal of trustees within the Tata Trusts require unanimous approval.For this reason, the developments at TEDT, according to the unnamed executive, mark the first public expression of Noel Tata's dissatisfaction with the vice chairmen.
This comes at a time the trustees are expected to soon assess Srinivasan's continuation as the nominee director on the board of Tata Sons.The eight trustees from Sir Dorabji Tata Trusts and Sir Ratan Tata Trusts are scheduled to meet on 16 May, after a previous meeting, planned for 8 May, was postponed. Mint could not ascertain why the meeting was deferred.Srinivasan is chairman emeritus of the TVS Group and Singh a retired
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