Tata Trusts' trustee Vijay Singh, whose reappointment to Tata Sons' board reportedly sparked the standoff between Chairman Noel Tata and trustee Mehli Mistry's camps, said, "The idea of voting on any matter in Tata Trusts is unprecedented." "Ratan Tata was very firm that there should always be consensus and unanimity on issues...perhaps we're now in a different era," he added.