Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit 2009:Day 2 Sidelights
Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit 2009:Day 2 Sidelights
By Japan K Pathak
Ahmedabad, DeshGujarat, 13 January, 2009
Second and the last day of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit was bit lighter than heavy dot first day. After getting huge response of my article on the first day sidelights, here I am presenting the second day sidelights.
-Yesterday on the first day of the summit there was an inauguration session at the beginning and seminars and signing of MOUs after that. Today on the second day of the summit, there were total 8 seminars and MOUs signing procedures and then after there was a valedictory function in the evening. 8 seminars were held at four different auditoriums before and after lunch.
-Yesterday I wrote about chaos at food counters meant for yellow-red card holders. If I believe my friends, today the situation had improved. However I didn’t take any risk and had my lunch at my home.
-According to official figures, Vibrant Gujarat Mega Exhibition was visited by over 90,000 people in last three days. The exhibition which was earlier scheduled to end at 17th of January would now remain open till 20th of this month. Duration of the exhibition is extended due to overwhelming response according to the officials. Officials estimate that two lakh more people would visit the exhibition in a week.
-Before the valedictory function, the exhibition hall was closed so that people could join the function. Many people who wanted to visit the exhibition were prevented to enter and asked to go to the valedictory function. Officials wanted to show equal presence in valedictory function matching to the grand inauguration function.
-BJP MLAs follow Modi’s dressing style very quickly. In summer when Modi wears half sleeve Khadi kurta(popularly called Modi Kurta at Khadi stores), many MLAs also wear ditto styled top. Now in winter when Modi has started wearing suit, I could spot number of MLAs following his latest adoption. Banaskantha’s MLA Shankarbhai Chaudhary, Rajkot’s MP Vallabhbhai Kathiria, Dhandhuka’s MP Ratilal Verma, Bapunagar’s MP Vallabhbhai Patel are some of the BJP netas whom I could spot wearing suits at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit.
-The valedictory function started with Japanese musical instrument Harp played by a Japanese artist. Modi is happy that Japan has partnered this state level event. He didn’t leave any chance to project this.
-In valedictory function, Gujarat’s industry secretory Sahu’s long speech was making people bit bore due to it’s length, governmentness and packed verbal information without any flavor. Modi on the stage immediately called Minister Saurabh Patel and instructed him to tell Sahu to finish his speech. Saurabh Patel did this and Sahu terminated his speech by announcing that Mr. Modi wants to say something on investment figure. Modi stood up and declared investment figures. He announced “Total 8,500 MOUs have been signed during 2009 summit, intentions of investment expressed worth Rs 12 lakh crore. This is equal to $ 240 billion. This is more than the total of last three summits which was $ 185 billion. Total employment generation would be 25 lakh.” People in the auditorium gave standing ovation to Modi. Some BJP workers in jubilant mood also shouted ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jay’ and ‘Vande Mataram’ slogans at the same time.
-Sunil Bharti Mittal in his speech said that even though opposition party’s Chief Minister is there in Gujarat, many big companies have come to the Vibrant Gujarat Summit. Mittal said he had attended many summits but had never seen such a summit. Mittal also said that he was little worried seeing too much investment flowing to Gujarat, thinking that whats left then for rest of the country? Mittal said one very interesting thing. He said that a myth that central government drives the nation has been broken by this summit. Mittal recalled his meeting with Modi in Jamnagar way back before some months where he had asked Modi a question on coalition governments at centre and India’s future and Modi had replied that he needs just 10 powerful chief ministers to drive fortune of this country. Mittal recalled that Modi had told him that powerful states would drive nation’s future and not Delhi.
-Sunil Bharti Mittal said “There should be a CEO like Mr. Modi in the state and in this country.” Listening to this, audience at the summit was jubilant. Mittal had said this in Hindi. Yugandan Deputy Prime Minister couldn’t understand why people suddenly were jubilant. He asked Modi about this and Modi replied.
-Speaking at the summit, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani said that there is one common thing between Dhirubhai Ambani and Narendra Modi and that is an ability to dream with open eyes. Ambani said that mood at the summit was different than rest of the India and the world. Anil said that it was said about Dhirubhai that if one Dhirubhai could do this much for the country, imagine if there were ten Dhirubhai, what they would had been able to do? Same thing is about Narendrabhai. If one Narendrabhai at the state level can do this much, imagine if he leads the nation, how much he can do?
-So after Sunil Mittal and Anil Ambani, Yugandan leader too said “The Chief Minister is no less than the Prime Minister.”
-Coming to the Chief Minister’s speech. Modi dedicated success of the summit to the youths of the state. Modi said there would be 33 new engineering college and 40 polytechnic college according to MOUs signed.
-Modi said that the next Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit in 2011 will be truly international, matching to the Davos summit. Imagine Srilankan businessmen fixing deal for investment in Nepal through the Vibrant Gujarat Summit. Gujarat is on autopilot mode so far as new investment is concern. Next time the summit will facilitate truly global business. India is sure to become Global Economic Superpower in year 2015. The Vibrant Gujarat Summit would lay strong foundation for that.
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January 13th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Thanks for information. I was searching all over for second day.
January 13th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Congratulation to Gujarat, Mr.Narendra Modi & Team and People of Gujarat!!!!
January 14th, 2009 at 1:34 am
Japanbhai,
Great presentation work. I visited this site for more then 50 times in three days. I attended 3 live seminar.
Proud to be a gujarati.
January 14th, 2009 at 2:41 am
I WILL SAY NAMO WE ARE PROUD OF YOU. JP THANKS FOR GREAT COVRAGE.
January 14th, 2009 at 5:16 am
BRAVO!!! First and foremost I would like to THANK Mr Japan Pathak and DESHGUJARAT.COM for their excellent coverage of this event and in general information about Gujarat.
This has become my favorite site to stay in touch with the happenings of Vibrant Gujarat. THANK YOU AGAIN….!!!! Your coverage is graciously appreciated… in this part of the world.
And for the GREAT NAMO: Blessed is the noble land of Gujarat for producing this great man !
Hope INDIA is lucky enough to have him as our next PM !!
January 14th, 2009 at 6:17 am
where is NATIONAL ELECTRONIC MEDIA ??? Like a NDTV
Sabko Sanmati De Bhagwan…..
January 14th, 2009 at 6:18 am
MODIJI KO P.M. BANTE KOI NAHI ROK SAKTA
January 14th, 2009 at 8:26 am
hey japanbhai,
thanks for this website. it is really cool and well describe event as i am a international view of point.
i really want to thanks to gujarat government and very good news about poor and citizen of guj.people
i really love modiji’s hardwork and commitment and courage. right now whole world eye on gujarat so we have to be careful about that. gujarat police is very lovable and law maintaing. but i think for next 50 years, we need to build intitution of political leader for gujarat so we don’t have to wait for same modiji’s,gandhiji,sardar patel ect. type of leader. as a time go we need best of thing from them (leader) and very secretive agency to keep an eye on them. there must be international debate of leader going side by side in gujarat so gujarati kid will learn and make good relation with them.
right now whole world best talent live in USA because of its very good civil society,very good government ( know how to take money from other country by it’s military force and celever politic and good media back up). we (gujarat & india) must follow it now so after 15 years we get kind of goal. before going to global first remove this gujarati,marathi,rajasthani ect. from politics. use gujarat law or maharasthara law or delhi law ect… indian government must know that gujarati people are most acceptable by world public so rest of india must or should follow it ( good gujarati ).
thanks for this.
modiji’s love and government
new york,usa
January 14th, 2009 at 8:39 am
Way to Go,Mr Modi! We are proud of u!This only suggests,that,if a person has a will…he can turn things around in his favour.Modi would always be remembered as one of the most progressive and determinged leader,in the Indian History!
Japan….thanks for doing such a wonderful work…its really been great to connect to gujarat through your feeds and website.I think its the best platform…to showcase…what all GOOD Modi has done irrespective of caste,religion…which most of the ppl in India as well as abroad,tend to forget about him.
January 14th, 2009 at 9:35 am
First I congratulate to writer Zapan Pathak for disclosing that he took his Lunch at home !!!.
Now comes to investment, it was said there was an investment of $185 Billions in the 3 summit during Last 8 years of Modi Regime. If we consider that some Projects are on there way or in Pipeline, so do we see these kind of investment activities in todays Gujarat at the Level of $185 Billions. Open your eyes you would not even see $10 Billions worth of Industrial Activities. Do we have that kind of Labour in todays Gujarat, as we know New Reliance’s Jamnagar Refinery is being built by mostly Non-Gujarati Labour because of shortage they had to bring even far away South. Think about If these investment $185 + 240 Billions comes into reality what would be Gujarat’s Demography. Gujaratis will be in minority in Gujarat or one day Gujarat will be ruled by Non-Gujarati. or Gujarat politics would be driven by Non-Gujaratis, they will be Vote banks for these Polititians.
Non-Gujarati Pockets in Gujarat:
Ahemedabad(Marwadis), Surat(UP-Bihar-Marwadis), Baroda(Marathis-Punjabis), Jamnagar(S.India)
Jay Jay GaRvi Gujarat.
January 14th, 2009 at 10:59 am
well japan what can i say about you man…hats off to you for your reports. i stay in UK but your website keeps me in touch with native. great work keep it up.
January 15th, 2009 at 7:30 am
according to me.this is Mr Narendrabhai Modi’s first efort to make gujarat.a golden bird..and many more project will come after this,and he will surly make the whole country the golden bird….
i want to salute u sir, because our santalpur are need very much progress…and u gave us a new way to progress……….SO we people of santalpur r very thankfull to u and your team……………….
BHARAT MATA KI JAY….
JAI JAI GARVI GUJARAT…..
January 16th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
We congretaes to Mr. Modiji for his superb work for his mother land Gujrat. We can’t seen Modiji for PM of INDIA. He is a super PM for GUJRAT only. Don’t go to central politics, do your best job here without any tantiya khech politics, with fully majorities and fully control in your hand. “JAY JAY GARVI GUJRAT’
February 7th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Great Article.
I was present at the MOU signing with Narendra Modi, the numbers of people in attendance was astounding, well organised for INDIA. Me and my partner signed a MOU for Rs. 100cr for development in Gujarat.
Keep me informed if you get any more news on this vibrant gujarat matter.
Sunny
February 27th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Great Article….
March 3rd, 2009 at 3:27 pm
mr. modi is like sardar patle.mr patel was doing combine the rajvada.gujrat is no one in india i proud for him. like that mr modi is doing for nation because nation requirid mr modi.
thanks for data kp
keyur (canada0