New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- The Tata Trusts board meeting on Friday did not address the internal differences that led to the removal of one trustee as a representative from the Tata Sons board last month.

Instead, during the six-hour meeting, which six trustees attended, the discussion shifted away from internal differences to focus on the charitable work the Trusts intends to do.

Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata, TVS Motor Corp. chair emeritus Venu Srinivasan, businessman Mehli Mistry, Citibank India former chief executive officer (CEO) Pramit Jhaveri and Pune-based philanthropist and businessman Jehangir H.C. Jehangir attended the meeting in person.

Mumbai-based lawyer Darius Khambata did not attend the board meeting, an executive privy to t...