Some of the opposition politicians in India are being called hypocrites for routinely insulting Mukesh Ambani, Ratan Tata and Gautam Adani while making a beeline in inviting Tesla owner Elon Musk to invest in their states. This was after politicians such as Navjot Singh Sidhu, Tamil Nadu's Industries Minister Thangam Thenarasu, Maharashtra Minister Jayant Patil and Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao publicly urged Musk to invest in their respective states in India.
Karnataka’s Minister for Large and Medium-scale industries Murugesh R Nirani has urged Elon Musk to set up a Tesla plant in India by projecting the state as the “Electric Vehicle (EV) hub” of India.
Tamil Nadu becomes the fifth state to invite Elon Musk to set up shop. Earlier, Maharashtra, Punjab, Telangana and West Bengal had pitched for investment opportunities with Tesla.