It has been a year since the death of Tata Group leader Ratan Tata. Yesterday i.e. 9 October 2025 was his first death anniversary, in which his contribution to the business world was remembered. But at present there is internal discord in his family. The dispute between Noel Tata Mehli Mistry has increased regarding the new claim of the group. Amidst the controversy over Tata Sons’ board seat, on October 7, the senior leadership held a 45-minute meeting at Home Minister Amit Shah’s house. After the death of Ratan Tata, the company has suffered a loss of Rs 7.18 lakh crore so far.
After the death of Ratan Tata in October 2024, his half brother Noel Tata was elected chairman of Tata Trust. After this, in November 2024, Noel was also included in the board of Tata Sons. But some media reports say that this decision was not taken with the consent of everyone in the trust. Due to this, two factions were formed regarding board seats in Tata Trusts. One group is with Noel Tata, and the other group is with Mehli Mistry, who is associated with the Shapoorji Pallonji family. This family has 18.37% stake in Tata Sons.
Huge loss to Tata Group
The total market cap of 23 listed companies of Tata Group was Rs 33.57 lakh crore last year, which has now come down to Rs 26.39 lakh crore. That means there was a loss of Rs 7.18 lakh crore. The biggest decline was 50% in Tejas Networks. After this, there was a decline of 42.35% in Trent and 32.55% in Tata Technologies. A decline of 28.16% was seen in TCS, 26.42% in Tata Elxsi, and 26.15% in Tata Motors.
The leader of the trust should be from the Tata family.
Amidst the ongoing tussle in the Tata Trusts, Thomas Mathew, the biographer of Ratan Tata, said that the leadership of the trust should always remain with the Tata family, so that the goals of the founders can be carried forward. Speaking to PTI, Mathew said that the current dispute in the trust is just a minor disagreement, which happens at the time of every change. He believes that this will not have any major impact on the Tata Group. However, he said that this time these differences should not have been made public, but he is hopeful that this matter will be resolved soon. Tata Trusts holds about 66% stake in Tata Sons, through which it controls a group worth more than $180 billion.
