Overview
- Three marquee deals were signed with Knorr-Bremse (Rs 2,000 crore; ~3,500 jobs), Nordex Group (Rs 1,000 crore; ~2,500 jobs) and ebm-papst (Rs 201 crore; ~250 jobs).
- An additional 23 MoUs at the TN Rising Germany Investment Conclave totaled Rs 3,819 crore and about 9,070 jobs, with major pacts including Vensys Energy, BASF, Herrenknecht, Witzenmann, Puls, MASH Energy and Bella Premier Happy Hygiene.
- Guidance Tamil Nadu inked a vocational-training MoU with Next Mittelstand to introduce Germany’s dual model, starting with 120 students and targeting 20,000 over ten years.
- Stalin met BMW leaders to invite further expansion in the state, and engaged North Rhine-Westphalia leadership to deepen industrial ties.
- BJP state chief Nainar Nagenthran questioned the trip’s value and conversion of past MoUs, while other opposition voices sought a detailed accounting of implementation.