Singur saga: How Tata's Nano car plant exit reshaped Bengal's political, industrial landscape
Singur saga: How Tata's Nano car plant exit reshaped Bengal's political, industrial landscape
KOLKATA: On the eve of Durga Puja in October 2008, industrialist Ratan Tata announced that Tata Motors would withdraw from the nearly completed Nano car plant in Singur, attributing the decision to Mamata Banerjee's anti-land acquisition movement, which he claimed had derailed what was meant to be a "groundbreaking project" -- the world's cheapest car.
The withdrawal marked the culmination of a bitter political conflict that significantly reshaped West Bengal's industrial and political landscape, and even 16 years later, the legacy of Singur is viewed as more than just a tale of missed opportunities.
Ratan Naval Tata breathed his last in Mumbai on Wednesday night. He was 86.
