Editing Tata Group (section)

===Munnar, Kerala===
The [[Kerala]] Government filed an affidavit in the high court alleging that [[Tata Tea]] had "grabbed" forest land of {{convert|3000|acre|km2}} at [[Munnar]]. The Tatas provided that they possessed {{convert|58741.82|acre|km2}} of land, which they are allowed to retain under the [[Kannan Devan Hills|Kannan Devan Hill]] (Resumption of Lands) Act, 1971, and there was a shortage of {{convert|278.23|ha|km2}} in that. The Chief Minister of Kerala [[V.S. Achuthanandan]], who vowed to evict all on government land in Munnar, formed a special squad for the Munnar land takeover mission and started acquiring back properties. However, the mission was aborted due to both influential landholders and opposition from Achuthanandan's own party.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tata Group refutes charge of encroachment in Munnar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/tata-group-refutes-charge-of-encroachment-in-munnar/story-MtBwdg9n5vQQAIAy8uQI5N.html |access-date=25 October 2018 |agency=Hindu Times |publisher=HT Media Limited |date=July 15, 2017 |archive-date=26 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026064511/https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/tata-group-refutes-charge-of-encroachment-in-munnar/story-MtBwdg9n5vQQAIAy8uQI5N.html |url-status=live }}</ref>