Overview
- Devendra Fadnavis arrived in Zurich for a five-day visit to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos.
- He said Maharashtra has created a Maha-NRI Forum to deepen engagement with the global Marathi community and promote culture and language.
- He stated that a new development roadmap for Mumbai is being implemented and predicted the city could outpace developed-nation capitals within five years.
- India’s Ambassador to Switzerland Mridul Kumar received him, and Union ministers Pralhad Joshi and Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu met him and lauded recent municipal election gains.
- At a Brihan Maharashtra Mandal event he received a traditional Marathi welcome and praised Marathi classes introduced in Swiss schools by the International Marathi Forum.