Hyderabad, Jan. 29 -- Kerala promoted as God's own country that follows Leftist ideology, participated in this year's World Economic Forum (WEF) after an 18-year gap and sent its industries minister, P Rajeeve, to present the State there as a good destination for overseas corporates and investors.

They had 60 one-on-one meetings with prospective investors and the minister is quoted saying it considered the scenic Swiss town Davos a "single point to meet various investors."

On the other hand, Karnataka, busy with its upcoming investor meet, has said that Davos would have been "a distraction."

Kerala was busy trying to dispel the notion that it was not an investor-friendly state - now it even has a private university. It probably succeed...