Dear friends

Dear friends,

I would like to take this opportunity to categorically state that the reports appearing in large parts of the media- both print and electronic - to the effect that my name has been shortlisted by the selection board to succeed cyrus misty as the chairman of tata sons are unfounded, motivated and spread by my business rivals in order to cause panic, both locally and globally. it's a fact, though, that ratan tata did call me a couple of times in recent times; but we never discussed the issue of succession. all that we talked about was whether my tata sky connection was working properly now.