'Make-in-India Week': Modi hosts grand dinner for delegates

February 14, 2016 00:13

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday night hosted a grand dinner for around 800 people at the Turf Club in South Mumbai, which included top politicians, diplomats from several countries and industry leaders.

Earlier in the day, Modi launched the largest-ever manufacturing summit 'MII Week' here in the presence of several heads of state, a battery of business leaders and foreign delegates.

"There were 800 guests invited at the Prime Minister's dinner which included top businessmen from India, politicians from various countries, representatives of several embassies, Consulate Generals, Ambassadors and other delegates as well," an official from the Maharashtra Chief Minister's Office, who was present at the event, said.

He said Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitaraman, Fadnavis's cabinet colleagues and bureaucrats from the Central government were also present.

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