India, Nov. 14 -- Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata said on Saturday that the Tata group's strategic direction was not in question and that what he questioned was whether the group had the discipline to deliver on it.

"In terms of governance, the strategic direction remains the same. Philanthropy on one hand, nation building on the other. This is independent of the leadership, of personalities. This is embedded in the DNA of the group," Tata said at the 24th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit.

"I have not questioned the direction of what we've done. I question sometimes the delivery of what we're doing. The question is, do we have the discipline when we execute projects, and not the direction? How will projects with a long gestation period ...