Narendra Modi in Chennai for Vibrant Gujarat road show

Gujarat CM Narendra Modi and senior officials from the state will hold meetings with leading industrialists of Tamil Nadu on Saturday, to persuade them to participate in the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Summit in January.

According to official sources, the CM will have one-on-one meetings with a dozen industrialists from Tamil Nadu in Chennai on Saturday morning.
The meeting will be followed by a road show, during which the CM will make a presentation showcasing the state's salient features and industry-friendly policies.
Around 400 industrialists and businessmen from Tamil Nadu will take part in the event. The CM will seek investments from the industrialists in Gujarat.
Officials said that senior state officials, including chief secretary AK Joti, principal secretary, industries department Maheshwar Sahu, principal secretary, energy department DJ Pandian, industries commissioner BB Swain, GIDC vice chairman & MD, Arvind Agarwal will also have meetings with the industrialists.
According to officials, Karnataka, Goa, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh will take part in the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, to be held on Jan 12 and 13 at G’nagar. They will pitch for investments and also sign MoUs.
Talks are also on with TN, Punjab, MP, Chhatisgarh and some other states for their participation in the event, said an official. Around 70 countries are expected to take part in the event.