Tata Sons Director Ronen Sen Accuses Cyrus Mistry Of ‘Orchestrated Leaks’ 

Dismissing speculation that he had complimented ousted Chairman Cyrus Mistry's performance but voted for his dismissal, Tata Sons independent director and former diplomat Ronen Sen said such "insinuations" through orchestrated leaks reflected a mindset of "self-centred priorities and perceptions".

Taking a dig at the ousted chairman, he said internal documents were being "leaked in a selective and motivated manner by sources close to the former chairman", raising questions on "whether these orchestrated leaks, unless denounced by him, will enhance or further diminish the confidence of his fellow directors on the board of Tata Sons".

Reports had suggested that Sen along with another independent director Farida Khambata complimented Mistry on his performance as chairman. However, in contrast to the praise, Sen, who is a member of the Nomination & Renumeration Committee (NRC) of Tata Sons and another member Vijay Singh voted to dismiss Mistry in the board meeting on October 24.

He, however, insisted that he "will also not stoop to the level of the unidentified 'person' 'close to the former chairman' who has implicitly questioned my integrity and explicitly alleged that I, and another respected colleague on the board, of 'clearly having failed to apply their mind independently and discharge their fiduciary duty' by dignifying the charge with a response."

Sen said he has not and would not comment on the veracity or otherwise of confidential and internal documents being "leaked in a selective and motivated manner by 'sources close to the former chairman', contrary to norms governing privileged information".