From coffee to cars: Inside the Tata empire as its chairman ...BusinessExplore the Tata empire as chairman N. Chandrasekaran steps down, highlighting tensions with Tata TrustsTata Motors logos are pictured outside their flagship showroom in Mumbai May 28, 2013. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashThe chairman of India's Tata Sons, N. Chandrasekaran, said on Wednesday that he has resigned in light of the lack of board approval for his reappointment amid tensions with the charity arm that controls the salt-to-aviation Tata Group. Tata Trusts, the group's charitable arm, owns about 66% of Tata ‌Sons, which controls more than 30 group companies in the Indian conglomerate. The company posted net profit of 159.69 billion Indian rupees ($1.67 billion) for the full year ended March 31, 2026, compared with ⁠84.23 billion rupees last year. It reported a profit after tax of 51.18 billion ⁠rupees for fiscal 2026, up from 47.75 billion rupees a year earlier.