Gandhi accuses government amid Tata Sons leadership dispute

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the government of allowing Tata to be “criminally destroyed” as a dispute over the reappointment of Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran intensified. In a post on X, Gandhi questioned why business leaders had not spoken publicly and said the Congress would ensure justice over what he described as wrongdoing. The comments came amid a disagreement between Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata and Tata Sons over a board resolution reappointing Chandrasekaran. Noel Tata challenged the resolution in an October 26 letter to Tata Sons company secretary Suprakash Mukhopadhyay, alleging that the September 17 board meeting did not follow required procedures. Noel Tata said the agenda circulated to directors did not explicitly include the reappointment. He also alleged that a Selection Committee required under Tata Sons’ Articles of Association had not been constituted and that necessary approvals from directors appointed under Article 104B had not been obtained. These are his claims; the accounts do not provide the meeting records needed to assess them independently. Tata Trusts’ position, as reported, is that support from its nominee directors was required...