Tata group's new Chairman Cyrus Mistry meets Commerce Minister Anand Sharma

NEW DELHI: Tata group's new Chairman Cyrus Mistry today called on Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma.

Mistry, who took over the reins of the over USD 100 billion salt-to-software conglomerate after Ratan Tata retired on December 28 on turning 75, had a one-on-one meeting with the minister for about 20 minutes.

While the agenda of the meeting could not be ascertained, officials in the ministry described the meeting as a courtesy call by the 44-year-old new head of the diversified group.

Tata had 'introduced' Mistry to Sharma on December 22, 2011, a month after the group announced his successor.

Earlier this month, Mistry had met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, his first after becoming the chief of the Tata group.