According to sources Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is fulfilling the dreams of former Chief Ministers: M.G. Ramachandran and J. Jayalalitha in taking the State on a growth trajectory. She said while addressing the gathering at the inaugural of projects for TN Defense Industrial Corridor “Minister (Vellamandi) Natarajan said that Puratchi Thalaivar MGR and Amma’s dreams of developing Tiruchy must be fulfilled. She would like to say something about that. From MGR’s period and Amma’s period, after asking around a lot to the Central Governments, now it is only Modi who is fulfilling those dreams today”.
Meanwhile development of this corridor will not only help in accelerated growth and regional industry agglomeration, but will also facilitate a well-planned and efficient industrial base which will lead to increased defense production in the country and the region.
Moreover large conglomerates like Lockheed Martin and LMW have also announced their intentions to invest in the corridors. Apparently Sitharaman also launched the “CODISSIA Defense Innovation and Incubation Centre” to support the MSMEs, start-ups and existing industries in their endeavor to expand and contribute significantly for defense indigenization and other areas.
