Mehli Mistry has formally stepped down as trustee of the Tata Trusts, ending days of hypothesis over his place inside the organisation. In a letter to all trustees, together with chairman Noel Tata, Mistry cited his dedication to Ratan N Tata’s imaginative and prescient as the explanation for his choice to withdraw, ANI reported.In his word, Mistry mentioned his loyalty to Ratan Tata’s beliefs got here with a accountability to forestall the Tata Trusts from being drawn into controversy. He added that any escalation of inner issues may trigger “irreparable hurt” to the fame of the trusts.“Subsequently, within the spirit of Mr Ratan N Tata, who all the time put public curiosity earlier than his personal, I hope that the actions of the opposite trustees going ahead will probably be guided by the ideas of transparency, good governance, and public curiosity,” he wrote. Mistry closed the letter with a quote from Ratan Tata: “No person is greater than the establishment it serves.”Mistry’s position as trustee formally ended on October 27 this yr. A decision handed by the Board of Trustees on October 17 final yr had proposed his reappointment as a lifetime trustee, however the transfer was not authorized after three trustees opposed it.He had earlier filed a caveat with the Maharashtra Charity Commissioner, searching for a listening to earlier than any change was made to the checklist of trustees.With this letter, Mistry has made his exit official, closing the chapter on his affiliation with the Tata Trusts.