Election Commission Disputes, Tata Tensions and Political Number Plates

This column looks at three different stories.

First, it says election commissioners have disagreed with their chief in the past, and asks whether current disagreements were properly discussed and recorded.

The BJP says the reported disagreements were part of normal discussions that ended in agreement.

Second, the column describes a dispute involving Tata Sons, its board and Tata trusts.

It reports that the RBI rejected Tata Sons' request to give up a special registration status and that the board reappointed N. Chandrasekaran.

The writer suggests these events may be connected, but that is the column's interpretation.

Finally, the column says some Tamil Nadu politicians have chosen car number plates that refer to future years.

It presents these choices as part of a trend among famous people who like particular numbers.