Tamil Nadu CM Vijay holds talks with Singapore Deputy PM on economic ties, investments

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Thursday (October 15, 2026) held bilateral talks with Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Gan Kim Yong on strengthening economic ties between Tamil Nadu and Singapore and attracting more investments from Singapore to the State, an official release said.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the unveiling of the Singapore-based CapitaLand Data Centre Chennai 01 at SIDCO Industrial Estate in Ambattur. Mr. Yong, who is also the Minister for Energy, Trade and Industry (Trade), Republic of Singapore, and Mr. Vijay participated in the event.

Tamil Nadu Minister for Industries S. Keerthana, Chief Secretary M. Sai Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce S. Vijayakumar, and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Guidance Tamil Nadu Deepak Jacob represented the Tamil Nadu delegation during the bilateral talks.

High Commissioner of the Republic of Singapore to India Simon Wong, Consul-General of Singapore in Chennai William Chik, Singapore Economic Development Board Managing Director Jermaine Loy, Senior Director at Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry Francis Chong, and Regional Director of Enterprise Singapore Jessie Ng were among the Singapore delegation.

Following the meeting, Mr. Vijay inspected the flood mitigation and desilting works being undertaken at Captain Cotton Canal in Vyasarpadi and at the confluence of Otteri Nullah and Buckingham Canal in the Basin Bridge area.