Private letter, recent affidavit show Tata-Mistry rift started back in 2013

According to an ET report, conflict of interest was one of the main sticking points for Ratan Tata

The rift between Tata Trusts chairman Ratan Tata and ousted Tata Sons chairman Cyrus Mistry began as far back as 2013, the Economic Times reported on Monday citing an affidavit filed by Tata before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).

As reported earlier by Business Standard, Mistry had taken the legal route in his fight against the Tatas by filing a lawsuit in NCLT against Tata Sons in late December. According to sources, Mistry's family-controlled investment firms moved the NCLT in Mumbai against Tata Sons. The petition was against oppression of minority shareholders and mismanagement of Tata Sons under Section