Singing paeans of UP, Chairman of Tata Trusts, Rata Tata said that he was losing his heart to the state because this had the potential to lead the country in future drawing loud applause from the audience present at the function..
"UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is admired greatly in the country and under his leadership the state will gallop forward and lead the nation in future," he said during a function in which Tata Trusts entered into an alliance with UP government to improve quality of life of people.
Tata said: "I cannot express myself, how happy I am. It is a great moment and a pleasure for us to sign the MoU with the UP government."
Starting his speech in Hindi and later switching over to English, he said that under the dynamic leadership of the young Chief Minister, UP was moving ahead. UP has been a misunderstood state and it has been underplayed in the area of development," he said. Tata further added, "I will do whatever I can for this state. I am a friend of your state and would do whatever required."
It is second time that Tata has praised the development work in Uttar Pradesh. Earlier on November 27, he had assured full support to the state for its industrial development at Unnao.
"The development which has taken place in UP or which are on the cards that I have come to know during my meeting with the CM is very impressive," Tata said then while inaugurating a handicapped sports academy in Unnao.
Meanwhile, Tata Trust Executive Trustee, R Venkataraman elaborated on the work to be taken up by the organisation in UP. He said malnutrition would be the key sector for work with thrust on anemia control intervention.
“In the first phase we will work in 10 districts of UP with the help of a professor of Toronto University," he said.
"We are working in other states but UP is very important for us and we will be working in four sectors - health, education, solar power and livelihood," he stated.