Ranipet, Feb. 9 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said today is a "golden day" for his state as he inaugurated the new Tata Motors passenger vehicles and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) manufacturing facility in Panapakkam, Ranipet district.

"I am extremely happy to inaugurate this project by the Tata Group," he said in Tamil. "The trust shown by Tata in the Tamil Nadu Government makes us proud. I sincerely thank Tata for investing Rs 9,000 crore in Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu."

"The participation of Chandrasekaran in this event gives us great happiness. It is a proud moment for us that he himself has taken part in this inauguration. On the foundation day, I had appealed to him to participate in the manufacturing start day," Stalin said, ...