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Business / Mon, 02 Nov 2026 Bar and Bench

Darius Khambata quits Tata Trusts, says Tata Sons' reputation has been sullied

In a four-page letter dated November 2 addressed to Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata and Chief Executive Officer Siddharth Sharma, Khambata said that the Tata model represented a unique relationship between business and philanthropy that could not be dismantled without undermining the institution itself. "The Tata model is a living manifestation of Mahatma Gandhiji's trusteeship doctrine: India's most iconic industrial and philanthropic combine, a national treasure in which neither limb is meaningful without the other," he said.

In a four-page letter dated November 2 addressed to Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata and Chief Executive Officer Siddharth Sharma, Khambata said that the Tata model represented a unique relationship between business and philanthropy that could not be dismantled without undermining the institution itself.

"The Tata model is a living manifestation of Mahatma Gandhiji's trusteeship doctrine: India's most iconic industrial and philanthropic combine, a national treasure in which neither limb is meaningful without the other," he said.

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