Governor R.N. Ravi on Thursday said Tamil Nadu had to grow for the country to grow. “This cannot be achieved by statements but by endeavour,” he said, while acknowledging that Tamil Nadu has all ingredients for growth such as good road connectivity, reasonably good power situation and skilled manpower.
Speaking at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) HR Score awards function in Chennai, he posed the question why Tamil Nadu has been attracting investments that were similar to Haryana and not Maharashtra and Karnataka, which were attracting eight times and seven times more investments than Tamil Nadu.
The State was once a leader in wind energy and now it is in sixth position, Mr. Ravi pointed out, while urging industries to overcome the challenges and grow.