Tamil Nadu minister invites Elon Musk to set up shop in state, becomes 5th state to welcome Tesla

Tamil Nadu has become the fifth state to invite Tesla to set up shop in its province. Earlier, Maharashtra, Punjab, Telangana and West Bengal had pitched for investment in the electric vehicle sector.

Tamil Nadu becomes the second southern state to invite Tesla to set up shop in their province after industries minister invited Elon Musk to "India's EV capital". Hi Mr. Elon @elonmuskI'm from Tamil Nadu.Tamil Nadu accounts for 34% share in total planned investments for Electric Vehicles. Welcome to India's EV capital. Also Tamil Nadu is one of the top nine renewable energy markets in the world. #tnforpartnership pic.twitter.com/QEhJurYV5f Now, Tamil Nadu government's investment pitch to Elon Musk. India Today's Siddharth Zarabi (@szarabi) weighs in on Tesla's future in India#Tesla #ElonMusk #TamilNaduWatch #5iveLive with @ShivAroor pic.twitter.com/Pf0s2G3lJA

Minister Thangam Thenarasu in a tweet said Tamil Nadu accounts for 34 per cent share in total planned investments for electric vehicles and invited Elon Musk to partner with the state in renewable energy market.