One year after the passing of industrial titan Ratan Tata, the Tata Group—India’s sprawling salt-to-steel conglomerate—finds itself entangled in fresh boardroom turmoil that threatens to reopen old corporate wounds.
The business giant, which owns global brands such as Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Tetley Tea, and plays a key role in Apple’s iPhone production in India, is once again showing signs of internal division.
In recent months, a power struggle among trustees of Tata Trusts, the philanthropic entity controlling 66% of Tata Sons, has exposed growing fissures within the group’s leadership. The escalating tension has reportedly drawn the attention of the Indian government, which is working behind the scenes to prevent a repeat of the high-profile 2016 crisis that followed the abrupt removal of former chairman Cyrus Mistry.
