Indian American entrepreneur M.R. Rangaswami was appointed as Tamil Nadu’s ‘Investment Ambassador’ on November 26.
The San Francisco, California-based entrepreneur’s appointment by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin was praised by Indian American leaders as another trailblazing initiative by the chief minister, said a press release from Global Eye News Services.
MEATF Emeritus Chairman Kishor Mehta said that Tamil Nadu had made giant strides in attracting global investment recently, thanks to IAS officer T. Muruganandam, who was recently industries secretary and now promoted to the key position as the state’s finance secretary, noted the release. Also, Muruganandam’s pragmatic and inclusive leadership is being recognized by Chief Minister Stalin, it added.
Rangaswami is an entrepreneur, investor, corporate eco-strategy expert, community builder and philanthropist, and founder of Indiaspora, a nonprofit whose mission is to unite the Indian diaspora and transform their success into meaningful impact in India and on the global stage.
The release said that by sharing insights, hosting events and connecting people, Indiaspora unites the professionally, geographically and religiously diverse Indian American community toward collective action.
Dr VGP, an Indian American community leader and president of the World Federation of Tamil Youth, the USA in Chicago, congratulated CM Stalin on the appointment and said Tamil Nadu would soon become India’s number one industrialized state under Rangaswami’s captaincy, it said.
Neil Khot, national chairman of the Indian American Business Coalition, based in Washington, D.C., congratulated Rangasawami, saying that he is an excellent and apt choice who can make things happen.
