25 of 53 cities may be out of bounds for foreign retailers

November 28, 2011 16:49

With Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalitha raising the red flag against FDI in multi-brand retail, nearly half of the 53 cities may slam the doors on global chains.

According to the 2011 data on the Census of India website, there are 46 cities that had a population of 10 lakh, of which 25 are unlikely to allow the likes of Walmart, Carrefour and Tesco to open stores since the political leadership in these states have gone on the offensive against the government's move to permit global retailers to set up shop in the country.

Read the Times of India report.

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