India, Oct. 21 -- Tata Trusts has unanimously reappointed Venu Srinavasan as a "trustee for life". The focus now shifts to the reappointment of Mehli Mistry, amid reports of internal strife within the organisation.

"Renewal and fresh appointment has to be unanimous as per past practice. A renewal, after which it will be for life, needs unanimous approval," PTI quoted a source as saying. Another source said that "the reappointment is automatic and it is applicable to all the trustees".

The reappointment of Srinivasan, who is chairman emeritus of TVS Group, has come before his current tenure expires on 23 October. It also comes amid reports of a split in Tata Trusts over constitution of the board. One faction is reportedly aligned with Ch...