Bengaluru and Mumbai, Oct. 28 -- A dispute over who should lead Tata Sons spilled into politics on Wednesday, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying the Tata Group is being "criminally destroyed" and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accusing him on X of politicising a business matter.

The exchange marks a rare public intervention by senior political leaders in the leadership dispute at Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group. For months, the battle had played out through boardroom discussions, letters and legal opinions.

Gandhi fired the first salvo on Wednesday morning, alleging that the group was being "criminally destroyed" while business leaders remained silent.

"Tata is being criminally destroyed, and no business lea...