Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin extended a warm welcome to the Tamil expatriates in the US to visit Tamil Nadu with their families at least once a year and exhorted them to avoid divisions among them when executives of over 30 overseas Tamil associations met him on Sunday, along with their families.
The Tamil executives and their family members congratulated Stalin on his official visit to the US to attract business investments and wished him all the best for the success of his endeavor in securing significant investments and achieving his objective of turning Tamil Nadu into a ‘US $ one trillion economy’ by 2030.
Under the leadership of Stalin, the Tamil Nadu government has effectively attracted high-tech industries in the past three years, resulting in substantial investments and the creation of numerous jobs.
The present trip to the US is part of his efforts to attract more investments for establishing more industries that would symbolize growth and create a significant number of employment opportunities for the youth, an official press release said.
The visit saw the signing of several MoUs with leading global companies in the presence of Stalin, who also met with top executives of various companies and invited them to make new industrial investments in Tamil Nadu.
Additionally, during this visit, the Chief Minister interacted with Tamil expatriates in the U.S. and took part in an event hosted by Tamil associations in San Francisco and engaged in conversations with the Tamil community.
On that note, another meeting with the Tamil expatriates happened in Chicago when the executives from various organizations met him. The organisations included the Tamil Nadu Foundation, the Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America (FeTNA), Chicago Tamil Sangam, Aram Chicago, Lake County Tamil Association, Agaram Tamil Academy, Annai Tamil Academy, St. Louis Tamil Sangam, India Tamil Sangam and Greater Milwaukee Tamil Sangam.
Among the other associations were McLean County Tamil Sangam, Michigan Tamil Sangam, Iowa Tamil Sangam, Northeastern Wisconsin Tamil Sangam, Wisconsin Tamil Sangam, Minnesota Tamil Sangam, Tennessee Tamil Sangam, Kentucky Tamil Sangam, American Tamil Entrepreneurs Association (ATEA), Global Our Teams Association, Tamil Technology Entrepreneurs Council (TTEC) and Ezhuchi American Association.
Besides representatives of Columbus Tamil Sangam, Kansas Tamil Sangam, Northeast Ohio Tamil Sangam, Peoria Tamil Sangam, Dayton Tamil Sangam, the American Tamil Medical Association (ATMA), American Tamil Schools Association, Greater Cincinnati Tamil Sangam (GCTS), and Quad City Tamil Sangam also met with the Chief Minister, who expressed great pleasure in meeting them and extended his best wishes for their well-being in the U.S.
