Ratan Tata meets RSS chief, discuss social work initiatives
NAGPUR: Tata Sons interim chairman Ratan Tata met Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat at the right-wing group's headquarters here on Wednesday. The meeting assumes significance in the backdrop of ongoing boardroom battle after unceremonious removal of Cyrus Mistry from the group's chairman post and subsequently from boards of a few Tata companies.
Tata went to Mahal, the RSS headquarters at 3pm and was there till 3.40 pm. Insiders said he had one-to-one conversation with Bhagwat. Mumbai BJP leader Shaina NC who escorted him, told TOI that it was a courtesy call and Tata and Bhagwat exchanged notes on social work projects undertaken by the respective organisations. Tata, who turned 79 on Wednesday, visited the RSS founder K B Hedgewar's memorial (Smriti Mandir) at Reshmibagh before proceeding to the Mahal office.
RSS observer Dilip Deodhar said Tata-Bhagwat discussion on social work was an indication that Tata Sons may commit a sizeable sum of its CSR funds to RSS which has thousands of ongoing initiatives ranging from education to social harmony. The RSS pet project of "one temple, one crematorium and one well for all in each village" particularly impressed Tata, said sources.
"Over 50 industrial houses in the country may follow suit and align with the RSS by providing funds for their social work. During decades of Congress rule, RSS was treated pariah and there was pressure on all to keep distance from the saffron fountainhead. The business magnates now seem sure that the BJP would stay in power for a long time and it makes more sense to cultivate RSS," observed Deodhar.
Tata is currently in a legal battle with predecessor Cyrus Mistry. On October 24, the board of Tata Sons ousted Mistry from the chairman's post. In the last two months, Tata has met several political personalities including Narendra Modi, Arun Jaitley, Devendra Fadnavis and Akhilesh Yadav. The government has been observing the turn of events but has maintained a silence on the matter so far. "I would not like to wade into current controversies and ...we have no intention to intervene or take sides in the Tata issue," Fadnavis had reportedly said recently.
A senior swayamsevak said Tata sought an appointment from Bhagwat and subsequently arrived here by a special plane. He flew back to Mumbai at around 4 pm.
Tata went to Mahal, the RSS headquarters at 3pm and was there till 3.40 pm. Insiders said he had one-to-one conversation with Bhagwat. Mumbai BJP leader Shaina NC who escorted him, told TOI that it was a courtesy call and Tata and Bhagwat exchanged notes on social work projects undertaken by the respective organisations. Tata, who turned 79 on Wednesday, visited the RSS founder K B Hedgewar's memorial (Smriti Mandir) at Reshmibagh before proceeding to the Mahal office.
RSS observer Dilip Deodhar said Tata-Bhagwat discussion on social work was an indication that Tata Sons may commit a sizeable sum of its CSR funds to RSS which has thousands of ongoing initiatives ranging from education to social harmony. The RSS pet project of "one temple, one crematorium and one well for all in each village" particularly impressed Tata, said sources.
"Over 50 industrial houses in the country may follow suit and align with the RSS by providing funds for their social work. During decades of Congress rule, RSS was treated pariah and there was pressure on all to keep distance from the saffron fountainhead. The business magnates now seem sure that the BJP would stay in power for a long time and it makes more sense to cultivate RSS," observed Deodhar.
Good. Like many people in India, Tata has now understood that actually Congress, TMC & some other regional parties are real communal parties who do no good to the nation. Of course RSS promotes Hindu... Read More
Tata is currently in a legal battle with predecessor Cyrus Mistry. On October 24, the board of Tata Sons ousted Mistry from the chairman's post. In the last two months, Tata has met several political personalities including Narendra Modi, Arun Jaitley, Devendra Fadnavis and Akhilesh Yadav. The government has been observing the turn of events but has maintained a silence on the matter so far. "I would not like to wade into current controversies and ...we have no intention to intervene or take sides in the Tata issue," Fadnavis had reportedly said recently.
A senior swayamsevak said Tata sought an appointment from Bhagwat and subsequently arrived here by a special plane. He flew back to Mumbai at around 4 pm.
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