‘All intelligent people in world are Indian’ . Is this some kind of Joke?
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Posted online: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at 1323 hours IST
Updated: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at 1329 hours IST
All intelligent people in world are Indian, says a famous India
MUMBAI, MAY 10 : Industrialist Ratan Tata today called for bridging the divide between the prosperity of the country’s urban centres and the poverty of rural areas.
“There are two faces of the country. One is of prosperity which is in urban areas and the other is of hardship and poverty which is seen in rural areas,” Tata said in his speech after being conferred the Maharashtra Bhushan award, the state government’s highest honour.
“We have to make efforts to bring these two faces together and ensure the prosperity of the country,” he said.
The award, comprising Rs. 5 lakh and a citation, was presented to Tata by Maharashtra Governor S M Krishna.
In his acceptance speech, Tata also said the country’s future was bright as “all intelligent people in the world are in India”.
Tata lauded the “social commitment of Maharashtrians”, saying, “I am a Maharashtrian who does not speak Marathi.”
Krishna said the Tata group had realised long ago that the iron and steel industry, power and technical education were the means to take the country on the path of prosperity.
Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said the Tata Group always considered the interests and welfare of the common man in its business ventures.
