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Chandra’s reappointment has sullied Tata Sons’ image: Darius Khambata

Aneesh Phadnis

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Darius Khambata, an outgoing Tata Trusts board member, has publicly criticized the reappointment of N. Chandrasekaran as chairman of Tata Sons. Khambata claims the decision has damaged the company's reputation and suggests it would not have occurred if Ratan Tata were still alive.

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This internal conflict highlights significant governance and leadership tensions within one of India's largest and most influential business conglomerates.

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Mumbai Tata Sons board’s September 17 decision to grant N. Chandrasekaran a third term as chairman has sullied the company’s reputation, outgoing Tata Trusts board member Darius Khambata has said. Chandrasekaran’s reappointment as Tata Sons chairman cleared, Tata Trusts calls it illegal storyline 1 Also read | Tata Trusts dissents to reappointment of N. Chandrasekaran as Tata Sons chairperson https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/tata-trusts-dissents-to-reappointment-of-n-chandrasekaran-as-tata-sons-chairperson/article71476401.ece Mr. Khambata expressed this view in a letter to Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata while declining another term in office. https://www.thehindu.com/news/resources/71657887-darius-khambata-letter-to-noel-tata-and-siddharth-sharma “The sad events of September 17, 2026, a day that will live in infamy, have sullied Tata Sons’ reputation and imperilled the image of corporate India. No amount of spin doctoring can mask what happened,” Mr. Khambata wrote on Monday (November 2, 2026). Legal opinion ‘backs’ Chandrasekaran’s reappointment as Tata Sons chairman Legal opinion ‘backs’ Chandrasekaran’s reappointment as Tata Sons chairman While former Supreme Court judges Justice B.N.

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