The Tata Group had been in the news very recently due to the departure of Cyrus Mistry from the Chairman position.

An employee of the Tata Sons had given her resignation letter to Cyrus Mistry (when he was still a part of the company), which The Huffington Post revealed yesterday.

The woman, who alleged sexual harrassment on the CEO of TaJ Hotels CEO, wrote this powerful letter and totally KILLED IT!

Dear Mr. Mistry,

I am writing to inform you that I have chosen not to take up the Tata Sons role and will be moving on from the Tata Group. I am very grateful for the time I spent in your office. During the one year period while I worked with Madhu and other members of the GEC, I really felt I had become part of the Tata family. I was enthused by the level of responsibility I was given and the access I had to the most senior leaders of the Group.

I agreed to Mr. Sarna’s request that I move to Taj because I believed in my long term career with Tata. I hoped that experiences in different group companies would prepare me for roles with higher responsibilities in the Group in the future.

Although I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge and responsibility of the Taj role and had a great working relationship with the rest of the company, Mr. Sarna’s inappropriate behaviour outweighed the positives of the work. During my seven month employment at Taj I was subjected to repeated unwanted sexual advances from Mr Sarna. When I ignored or tried to rebuff them the environment would become hostile.

I came to my seniors in the Tata Group for support, which is why I have spoken at length with Madhu (Kannan), Ireena (Vittal), you and NS Rajan about the issue. I came to you in confidence because I felt a large amount of loyalty to the House of Tata. I believed I was a valued member of the Tata family and that discretion would help you to find the solution which is best for me, Taj and the Tata Group. Everyone who I confided in showed great support and empathy for my situation and I am very thankful for that.

In the end the decision was made by you and HR to move me very quickly back to Tata Sons for a six month stint in the Corporate Communications team. The role does not have any clear workflow or responsibilities, my title has been changed to General Manager to Senior Manager, and I am not convinced this position will be at the same level as what I had at Taj. Although I appreciate your effort to find a solution, I have decided that this role will not be the right step for my career.

As many CXO level leaders of Tata Group have started reaching out to me to question why I was changed to this role, I struggle to explain the reasons for what appears to be a demotion. I acknowledge you told me that in six months’ time I will be able to put my career back on track, however I do not see the reason why it should be taken off-track considering my high performances in my last roles and my choice of discretion. Also, I do not have any tangible proof this will happen, and considering this transition was not done in the best interest of my career, I no longer feel my career is secure in the Tata Group.

The culmination of what I experienced at Taj and during this transition has made me decide that if I am to achieve my career goals, I must move out of Tata Group and into an organization which values and respects women’s rights.

I am sure my path will continue to cross with Tata and I will always be a proud fan supporting the Tata growth story. I believe strongly in the future of Tata and I hope that you are able to use my circumstance as a learning opportunity to make the Group a better employer of women. I wish you and the rest of my colleagues across the Tata Group a very bright future.

This letter might remind the company about the importance of a woman’s rights! Her voice has been heard!