Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagenthiran has strongly criticized the recent foreign visit by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, during which the state signed investment agreements worth ₹3,200 crore with three companies in Germany. Nagenthiran argued that this trip was unnecessary and costly to taxpayers, especially since the firms involved already had a presence in Tamil Nadu.
Taking to his official X account, Nagenthiran questioned the purpose of the CM’s 10-day European tour, calling it an extravagant exercise that could have been handled locally. He claimed that agreements of this nature could have been signed without the need for international travel, possibly in just a single meeting at the Chief Minister’s office.
“What is the true purpose of the Chief Minister’s foreign trips?,” Nagenthiran wrote. “When the three companies mentioned in the agreements have already been operating in Tamil Nadu for several years, what is the need for the state’s Chief Minister to leave his work here and go abroad to stage a grand drama? Why a ten-day European trip for a task that could have been completed in a single day at the Chief Minister’s office?”
He also contrasted Tamil Nadu’s performance with other states, stating that Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis secured ₹15 lakh crore in investment during a single foreign visit, while Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attracted around ₹7 lakh crore without stepping outside India, instead delegating the responsibility to his ministers. According to Nagenthiran, Tamil Nadu’s repeated international tours have only yielded ₹18,000 crore in investment, with the vast majority around 95% remaining unfulfilled on paper.
He went on to criticize what he termed the “advertising model government,” alleging that the DMK regime is more focused on publicity than on achieving tangible results. “For a state with a high GDP like Tamil Nadu, an investment of ₹3,200 crore is like a small popcorn snack to an elephant’s hunger!” he remarked.
This criticism follows the Tamil Nadu government’s announcement on 1 September 2025, that it had signed several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) during CM Stalin’s visit to Germany. These include:
- Knorr-Bremse: A ₹2,000 crore investment to establish a state-of-the-art facility for manufacturing railway doors and braking systems, expected to create around 3,500 jobs.
- Nordex Group: A ₹1,000 crore investment in wind turbine manufacturing, likely to generate 2,500 jobs.
- ebm-papst: A ₹201 crore expansion of its global capability centre and manufacturing operations in Tamil Nadu over five years, projected to create about 250 jobs in the HVAC, automotive, and industrial sectors.
TN BJP Chief’s full message read, “What is the true purpose of the Chief Minister’s foreign trips? The recent news that our Honorable Chief Minister, Mr. M.K. Stalin, signed agreements worth ₹3,200 crore with three companies in Germany is a great disappointment and raises strong suspicions. When the three companies mentioned in the agreements have already been operating in Tamil Nadu for several years, what is the need for the state’s Chief Minister to leave his work here and go abroad to stage a grand drama? Why a ten-day European trip for a task that could have been completed in a single day at the Chief Minister’s office?
Especially for a state with a high GDP like Tamil Nadu, an investment of ₹3,200 crore is like a small popcorn snack to an elephant’s hunger! In 2024, the Honorable Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Mr. Devendra Fadnavis, brought in an investment of ₹15 lakh crore on a single foreign trip. Similarly, the Honorable Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mr. Yogi Adityanath, attracted investments worth about ₹7 lakh crore without even traveling abroad, sending only his ministers. In contrast, our Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has traveled around the world six times and has only attracted a meager amount of ₹18,000 crore in investments. Of these, 95% of the agreements have remained on paper to this day! So, isn’t this a fraudulent game played by the DMK in the name of investment, using public money? Will this “advertising model government” at least open its mouth now?”
முதல்வரின் வெளிநாட்டுப் பயணங்களின் உண்மை நோக்கம் என்ன?
சற்று முன்பு ஜெர்மனியில் மூன்று நிறுவனங்களோடு ரூ. 3200 கோடி மதிப்பிலான ஒப்பந்தங்களில் மாண்புமிகு முதல்வர் திரு. @mkstalin அவர்கள் கையெழுத்திட்டுள்ளார் என்று வெளியாகியுள்ள செய்தி பெருத்த ஏமாற்றத்தையும் வலுவான சந்தேகத்தையும்… pic.twitter.com/lifc4DCUEn
— Nainar Nagenthiran (@NainarBJP) September 1, 2025
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