The story so far: At a board meeting of Tata Sons on Thursday (September 17, 2026) the Board, following a decision by the Nomination & Remuneration Committee (NRC), requested Executive Chairman N. Chandrasekaran to reconsider his decision of not seeking re-appointment, and instead asked him to continue for a period of five years. Mr. Chandrasekaran “acceded to the request” and was re-appointed for the third term starting February 2027. This has now sparked off a back-and-forth between Tata Sons and Tata Trusts.

The Board members include Mr. Chandrasekaran (Chairman), Venu Srinivasan (Tata Trusts nominee direction), Noel Tata (Tata Trusts nominee director), Harish Manwani (Independent Director), Saurabh Agarwal (Executive Director & CFO), and Anita M. George (Independent Director).