New Delhi, July 15 -- Indian billionaire Anand Mahindra has rolled out a red carpet for Elon Musk's Tesla, as the electric vehicle (EV) giant officially enters the Indian market.

Mahindra, the chairman of Mahindra Group, took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to welcome Tesla, emphasising the importance of competition.

Along with welcoming the company, Mahindra also shared a screenshot of a 2017 exchange between him and Elon Musk.

In that post, Musk had lauded India's commitment to sell only electric vehicles by 2030 and its status as the largest market for solar power.

Responding to that, Mahindra said, "Time you got here Elon. You don't want to leave the whole market to Mahindra do you? The more the merrier and greenier....