New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Mehli Mistry, a trustee of the Tata Education and Development Trust (TEDT), has objected to the possible use of funds from TEDT's corpus, reportedly estimated at Rs 5,000 crore, towards legal expenses arising from the dispute between Tata Trusts and the majority of the Tata Sons Board over N Chandrasekaran's reappointment as Chairman of Tata Sons.

In an email Mehli sent to Tata Trusts CEO Siddhartha Sharma and 'CC'd' to Tata Trusts Chairman Noel N Tata and fellow TEDT trustee JN Mistry, viewed by ANI, Mehli said TEDT would not bear any part of the legal expenses related to the dispute.

"I am saddened to read about the litigation between Trustees, Tata Sons and Tata Trusts. This has been unprecedented over the past...