Mamata Banerjee meets Tata Motors chairperson Natarajan Chandrasekaran

Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday, officials said. Chandrasekaran, accompanied by a senior representative of the conglomerate, met CM Banerjee at the state secretariat Nabanna, they said. Chief Secretary Manoj Pant was also present at the meeting, they added.

According to an official in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), discussions were held about investment opportunities in the state. In a post on X, the TMC said, "Smt. Mamata Banerjee hosted Shri Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons and the Tata Group, for a constructive dialogue on Bengal's industrial growth and emerging opportunities. The meeting reflected Bengal's commitment to fostering meaningful public-private partnerships that drive innovation, investment, and inclusive development."

Banerjee came to power in the state by leading a movement over land acquisition. The protest rocked the state in the mid-2000s. The agitation started with land acquisition for the Tata Nano plant in Singur in Hooghly district, and then spread to Nandigram in Purba Medinipur, where a chemical hub was proposed.