Tata v Tata: What’s behind India’s big boardroom brawl?

India’s most famous conglomerate is knee-deep in feuds over who gets to decide the Tata Group’s future.

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info A Tata Power electric vehicle charging unit is seen at a public charging station in New Delhi, India [File: Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images] By Yashraj Sharma Published On 25 Sep 2026 25 Sep 2026 New Delhi, India – An unprecedented power struggle has erupted at the top of one of India’s largest conglomerates, pitting the board of its holding company Tata Sons against its majority shareholder Tata Trusts.

Last week, Tata Sons extended Chairman N Chandrasekaran’s term and said it would consider publicly listing the holding company, flying in the face of the family charity that controls the 158-year-old Tata Group.