Tamil Nadu's maiden mega investor meet starts today

September 09, 2015 09:10

Tamil Nadu is set to inaugurate its first Global Investors Meet on Wednesday.

Industrialists Reliance Group chief Anil Ambani, Mahindra & Mahindra Chairman Anand Mahindra, ITC Chairman Y C Deveshwar, ICICI Bank Managing Director Chanda Kochhar, HCL founder Shiv Nadar, JSW Steel chief Sajjan Jindal, Adani Group chief Gautam Adani and Indian Oil Chairman B Ashok, among others, would be part of the meet.

An invitation sent by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said: "Our government is committed to making Tamil Nadu a new growth model among Indian states. I invite you all to be our partners in realising my vision of making Tamil Nadu the numero uno among Indian states in all spheres of development."

During the two-day summit, the Tamil Nadu government plans to attract investments worth Rs 1 lakh crore. Around 5,000 delegates from across the world are expected to attend; nine countries are participating.

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