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Tata Trusts proposes to reappoint Mehli Mistry as lifetime trustee

Tata Trusts, the principal shareholder of Tata Sons, has circulated a proposal among its trustees to reappoint Mehli Mistry as a trustee for three of its key philanthropic arms — the Sir Ratan Tata Trust, the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and the Bai Hirabai Jamsetji Tata Navsari Charitable Institution. The reappointment would confer lifetime trustee […]

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Written by: George Mathew
2 min readMumbaiOct 24, 2025 12:32 AM IST First published on: Oct 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM IST

Tata Trusts, the principal shareholder of Tata Sons, has circulated a proposal among its trustees to reappoint Mehli Mistry as a trustee for three of its key philanthropic arms — the Sir Ratan Tata Trust, the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and the Bai Hirabai Jamsetji Tata Navsari Charitable Institution. The reappointment would confer lifetime trustee status on Mistry.

Earlier this week, Tata Trusts unanimously reappointed Venu Srinivasan as a lifetime trustee, with the backing of Mehli Mistry.

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Mistry, along with trustees Pramit Jhaveri, Jehangir H.C. Jehangir, and Darius Khambata, supported Srinivasan’s reappointment as a trustee of Tata Trusts.

However, they attached a key condition — that all future renewals of trustees must be approved unanimously. In the absence of unanimity, they warned, their approvals would stand withdrawn.

George Mathew is an Associate Editor with The Indian Expre... Read More

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