Politics at home; at Davos World Economic Forum all states represent one India: Aditya Thackeray

Maharashtra minister Aditya Thackeray said that the six states attending the World Economic Forum were representing India as one and had left all politics back home.

Maharashtra Tourism and Environment Minister Aditya Thackeray, who is attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, has said that all parties had put their rivalries behind and were representing India on behalf of their state governments at the global event.

“Here we are all Indians. This is for our country,” he said.

Speaking on the competition over inviting investments to their respective states, Thackeray said: “Healthy competition is always good. We are trying to charm investors, of course. But in the end, we are all bringing it [investments] home to India.”

He said that the state had signed around 24 MoUs worth Rs 30,000 crore with 6-8 countries at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Earlier, Thackeray inaugurated the Maharashtra pavilion at Davos with ministers Subhash Desai, Nitin Raut and other leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government.

The WEF started on May 22 and will continue till May 26.

“We signed around 24 MoUs worth Rs 30,000 crore with 6-8 countries here. I had a good meeting with representatives of HCL as well,” he said.

Speaking about the politics in India, Aditya Thackeray said: “Back home is a different story with another level of politics. There is a little annoyance with the kind of politics and the Opposition. But here, we are for the country.”