With all eyes on the crucial Tata Trusts meeting scheduled for June 8 and the Tata Sons board meeting on June 12, the Centre is quietly nudging the leadership of the Tata Group to resolve internal differences and avoid the ongoing uncertainty at the top of India’s largest conglomerate. The government’s concern stems from growing tensions within Tata Trusts and Tata Sons over governance, succession planning and the future direction of the group. While the Tata Trusts continue to wield decisive influence over Tata Sons and its operating companies, the Centre believes the issues should be handled “professionally and discreetly”, given the group’s importance to investor confidence and the broader corporate sector. “There should be no place for personal agenda and ego in a conglomerate as systematically important as the Tata Group,” a senior government functionary tracking the developments told FE, adding the parties should engage, sort out issues internally and focus on operations.