Kolkata, Feb. 5 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday extended gratitude towards the business delegations present at the Bengal Global Business Summit while appreciating the efforts of renowned businessman Mukesh Ambani to make Kolkata as a "gateway" for his company to connect to the world.

"In the coming times, He (Mukesh Ambani) has assured us that Kolkata will be the main business for Jio and it will be the gateway to connect to the world. I salute you and your family for this gesture," Banerjee said while addressing a gathering at the 8th Bengal Global Business Summit here.

Invoking the national anthem authored by Rabindranath Tagore, CM Banerjee said that she admires all the states in the country. "We respect (...