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Mumbai: In a significant turn of events in the ongoing legacy conflict of Tata sons Tata Trusts has unanimously reappointed Venu Srinivasan as a trustee for life. The update on reappointment of Srinivasan is very significant as it is coming amid reports of a vertical split within Tata Trusts – with one faction said to align with Noel Tata who took over as chairman following Ratan Tata’s death and the other comprising those seen as loyalists of the former doyen. For a background the term of Venu Srinivasan as a Tata Trusts trustee was expiring on October 23 and his reappointment has ignited the debate around the upcoming decision regarding Mehli Mistry’s renewal. However with the update on Venu Srinivasans reappointment it becomes important to know more about the Tata Sons trustee Venu Srinivasan. Who is Venu Srinivasan? Venu Srinivasan is chairman emeritus of TVS Motor Company Indias third-largest maker of two-wheelers. By his educational qualifications Venu Srinivasan is an engineer and an MBA from Purdue University (USA). For those unversed TVS Motor is the flagship of the TVS Group which was founded in 1911 by T. V. Sundaram Iyengar. Read more: Amid differences Tata Trusts takes BIG decision! reappoints this person for lifetime not Noel Tata Neville Tata he is… What is Venu Srinivasan currently doing? Belonging to the third generation of entrepreneurs Venu is currently the Chairman Emeritus of the Company which has three factories in India and one each in Indonesia and the U.K. What is Tata Trust and how its related to Ratan Tatas Tata Group? Notably Tata Trusts the umbrella body overseeing several charitable trusts including the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and the Sir Ratan Tata Trust holds a 66 per cent stake in Tata Sons – the holding company of the 156-year-old Tata Group which comprises around 400 companies including 30 listed entities. (With inputs from agencies)