'Elon Musk Supporter of India': PM Modi on Tesla CEO's Visit, Big-ticket Investment Plans

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who will be visiting India later this month, is a supporter of India. While the final agenda of the business tycoon’s visit is yet to be confirmed, it is widely believed that he may unveil big-ticket investment plans for the country.

In an interview to news agency ANI, the prime minister was asked about how Musk had said he is a “Modi fan”. “Look, the first thing saying that Elon Musk is a supporter of Modi is one thing, basically, he is a supporter of India. And I just met him. It’s not like that,” he was quoted as saying.

Prime Minister Modi said he has met Musk twice before – once during a factory visit in 2015 and the other, most recently, during his state visit to the US last year. Recalling the factory visit in 2015, he said the Tesla CEO had cancelled his pre-scheduled commitment to meet him.