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00:00from you. Thank you again.
00:12Very good evening. Thank you very much for having me here.
00:17I would like to specifically thank the Honorable Minister Andrew for spending almost a better half of a day with me
00:23and sort of welcoming me and explaining to me how Australia works, especially on the skills side of things.
00:29I really appreciate your time. I would like to also thank the Honorable Member of Parliament, Warren who is here, Justin who is also here in Karishma.
00:39Thank you very much for hosting me. Wonderful place, historical building. Let's wait and watch whether democracy is really working or not.
00:47Interesting times we live in. So if Praveen has not done his job in convincing all of you, I will take another shot at it.
00:56So I will give you three specific reasons why you should look at Andhra Pradesh.
01:00The first one being is we have a leadership with a track record.
01:04So for those of you who don't know Mr. Naidu, this is his fourth term as Chief Minister.
01:10He is a 75-year-old young man. When you meet him, you will understand why I said he is young. He is very young at heart.
01:19He comes with abundance of energy. But what makes it different this term around is he is backed with a young team.
01:25So 50% of the legislatures are first-time MLAs. 17 out of the 25 ministers are first-time ministers.
01:34So he is backed with a very young team with a lot of fire in the belly to get things done. And that's what makes it different.
01:40And Mr. Naidu is the reason why Hyderabad is what it is today. And people were kind enough to give him an opportunity to build a legacy all over again.
01:49And he is now doing it with the new Andhra Pradesh, divided Andhra Pradesh.
01:54The second reason is speed of doing business. And I can give you two specific examples of it.
02:00One, I am sure all of you have followed the Google's announcement. It's the single largest FDI investment in Indian history.
02:09And it's landed in Vishakapatnam. It's a greenfield data center that's getting built out there.
02:14And it's not only the data center, it's the whole, the landing station, the sea landing cable station that's coming out there.
02:22And we are really excited about building the entire ecosystem. I've had an opportunity to meet a few of the data center developers here in Australia.
02:31And I've had the opportunity to invite them to Vishakapatnam. But we're really excited to build a larger ecosystem.
02:37And we got all this done in 13 months, which is one month more than what we agreed with Google on.
02:44And once we agreed to work together, it's no longer your business, it's our business.
02:52And first thing you'll see getting created is a WhatsApp group. We love WhatsApp.
02:57So WhatsApp group gets created on a monthly basis. Excuse me. On a daily basis, we actually review these projects.
03:04So I'm on good 25 groups now. On a daily basis, projects are reviewed.
03:09There's an update that goes out from my office and the respective ministers because these are all cross-functional.
03:16So one example is Reliance is investing big into CBG, compressed biogas project, where they're making compressed biogas from Napier grass.
03:25And I have the energy minister on the group. I have the minister for revenue, which is land on the group,
03:30because they're going to take land on lease from government and actually want to grow grass.
03:35And on a daily basis, the project is updated. And if they don't update, then I get involved and say, what's the status update?
03:41Where are we? What's the target? Where do we stand?
03:44Another example of speed of doing business is the work that we've done with Asilar Mittal.
03:49Asilar Mittal is building India's largest steel plant, south of Ishaka Patna.
03:54And again, we got this done in 15 months. So from the day we agreed to agreeing on the incentives, getting the land done,
04:03environmental hearing, getting all the clearances. So this is not MOU. This is grounding.
04:10We are not here to sign papers. We are not here to do MOUs. We actually want to deliver on the field.
04:17So the 120 billion that was actually explained and the marquee brands that are coming to invest are all being grounded in our state.
04:25And the 120 billion have been agreed upon only in the last 16 months. So that's the pace at which we are moving in Andhra Pradesh.
04:36And if there's one thing that I can compete with the other states on, it's going to be speed of doing business.
04:41So in the past, you've heard of ease of doing business. So now we mean speed of doing business.
04:46There were days when we've cleared proposals in three days. So there are three layers where they get approved.
04:52One is SIPC and SIPB and then the cabinet. It happened in three days. So that's the pace at which we're willing to work.
05:00And we're really excited of getting your business done in Andhra Pradesh.
05:05The third reason why you should consider Andhra Pradesh is we are a start-up state. We are hungry. We are eager to get things done.
05:18And we can get things done as of yesterday. And as a political establishment, we are a regional party. But then we have national interests at heart.
05:29So we believe that we can positively influence policy at the federal level, which I believe is good for the nation.
05:37And in the whole process, Andhra Pradesh has the first mover advantage. And this is not the first time we're doing it.
05:43We've done it in the past with privatization of airports, deregulation of the telecom sector.
05:48Mr. Naidu led the initiative around digital currency. And now we've done that in data centers.
05:54So we positively influence policy. And that's something that we can do.
06:00And that's what makes us very unique and different from other states. I'm sure quite a few states are eyeing for your investments.
06:07And I think it's very good. I always believe that if states compete, India wins.
06:14And that is the new India that we're talking about. And it's exciting times under the leadership of the Honorable Prime Minister Shin Arendra Modi Ji,
06:24delivering the $30 trillion target will be done. No second thoughts about it. And in the process, Andhra Pradesh will be a $2.4 trillion economy.
06:34And as a state, we are leading a lot of the initiatives of Government of India from the front.
06:38So I'll give you an example. Labour reforms. We were specifically asked by Government of India whether we can spearhead.
06:44Out of the nine reforms, we got eight of them done in 15 days. One five. Not five zero. So we got it done.
06:52And the other one in the next cabinet won't actually clear. So we are leading from the front in terms of reforms.
06:58And Mr. Naidu believes that we should support reforms because that's the only way we can shackle, you know, remove the shackles of bureaucracy on the state growth and governance.
07:09So that's what makes us very unique. I think these are two clear examples I've shared. And I love Vishakapatnam. For people who are familiar on the Indian territory,
07:20if Bangalore were to marry Goa and have a child, that will be Vishakapatnam. It's best of both worlds. It's exciting space.
07:30The greater Vishakapatnam economic corridor is slated to be a trillion dollar economy. So we are already planning for it.
07:37After the announcement of Google, there's so much of excitement, energy that has come in.
07:42And we've already started working on the greater economic region, planning all the hard and soft infrastructure that needs to come in.
07:51Because we don't want to have the same trouble that our neighbors are having today. So it requires a certain amount of visionary leadership that,
07:58of course, we already have. And it's Mr. Naidu who's leading it from the front. So I invite all of you to please come down,
08:05spend two days with us. I think you'll be able to understand the raw energy we have. We have amazing speakers lined up.
08:12It's an amazing conference. While the greater part is going to be about Andhra Pradesh, it's still about India.
08:18And quite a few states are also coming and they're going to also pitch their states. And what a better platform than Vishakapatnam,
08:24where other states can also pitch. And we'll showcase again, New India, where states compete and the nation wins.
08:31So thank you very much for your time. I thought I'll make this more a dialogue than a monologue.
08:36So I'm here to take any questions that you have. Okay. Thank you very much.
08:43We'll give you the microphone. Oh, that's okay. I can hear. Oh.
08:50Share the microphone.
09:03Sorry, I'm Sraman Kumar. How are you?
09:05Great.
09:06Yeah. So what makes the difference from the past government to yours?
09:13Because the pain I had personally with the investment so-called with the previous government,
09:20and then I lost my father being fighting with legally, politically, everything.
09:27What makes the difference with your government then?
09:32Well, people have spoken. We've won 94% of the seats we contested.
09:39Yeah.
09:40It's a clear mandate given to us to create jobs. And we actually have a…
09:45We made a promise that we're going to create 2 million jobs in 5 years.
09:48Yeah.
09:49It's a very bold promise. And that's why I'm here. That's what brings me to Australia.
09:54And I think day after tomorrow, the Honorable CM is going to UAE.
10:01We've done road shows in Singapore. I was in London. We've done some very exciting work there.
10:06But see, one thing if you notice is that, yes, there was a little bit of pain in the last 5 years.
10:13But the policies that we've created or companies that landed in Andhra Pradesh between 2014 and 2019,
10:21Kia and a few others, though they had challenges, but none of the incentives or the policies that we came could be overturned.
10:31Because whatever we do, the policies that we come out, have a strong institutional framework that stands the test of time and politics.
10:40So this is Mr. Naidu's fourth term. It's not his first term. He's a very seasoned politician.
10:46He understands the importance of system policies and ability to implement them.
10:51So if you've seen it in the past, 10 years, nine and a half years of his, between 1995 to 2004 and then 2014 to 2019 and now,
11:02you know, it comes with strong backing and policies. So that's what really helps.
11:08And the mandate is clear, 94%. I mean, it's a lot of humility. We take that and we are here to deliver on our promises,
11:15which is to create jobs. And in the process, we will end up creating a vibrant economy called Andhra Pradesh. Thank you.
11:27We will just finish and we have time. We will come.
11:30I have the question.
11:31We will come.
11:32I have to question.
11:34Dr. H. R. Thank you very kind of speaking.
11:47I am very kind of, yeah.
11:51He was being criticized a lot at that time for getting a poor plan.
12:06He still is being criticized.
12:08That's, I mean, it's visionary's job to lead from the front while critics will criticize.
12:14How do you keep up with managing your process and your father's expectations?
12:26Do you think you can outperform this?
12:29That's a good question.
12:30Oh, my God.
12:32I think I'll lose my job by the time I go back to Andhra Pradesh to answer that question.
12:37So, Mr. Nido is an impatient politician.
12:40We jokingly say that if he can carry 10 kgs, he'll give you 12.
12:45If he can carry 12, he'll give you 15.
12:47So he ups the bar, but that's what makes it really exciting.
12:51And that's why you see a lot of youngsters working for him.
12:55And he mirrors the energy and the commitment that the Honorable Prime Minister has for the nation.
13:02And there's this new term called double-engine Sarkar, which is double-engine train government in India.
13:11It's called double-engine government.
13:13That means it's the same government in the state and in the center.
13:17I say we have a double-engine bullet train Sarkar, which is two-engine bullet train government.
13:23Because you have Mr. Nido and you have the Honorable Prime Minister.
13:26They bring raw energy and passion.
13:28Both of them are 75 years old, but you don't see that age on them.
13:33But we're leading from the front.
13:35And that's what makes it very unique and exciting.
13:38I think it's very difficult to live up to the expectations of Mr. Nido because it's a moving goal post.
13:43The closer you get, it keeps going.
13:45But it's a very rewarding experience.
13:48And, you know, I've been working with him now for almost 12 years.
13:53I've joined his team in 2013, 12, 13 years now.
13:57It's been an exciting journey.
13:59It's been extremely rewarding because all the hard work is now paying off.
14:04An example of it is Google.
14:06You know, we bought WISAC from being, you know, an old steel city to now a data city of the world.
14:16And bringing WISAC on the global map in terms of data connectivity.
14:20And this is just the beginning.
14:22You know, when he set the goal of doing 6 gigawatts, you know, when I came up with the policy,
14:27a lot of the critics said, you know, you don't even have 6 megawatts.
14:30So where are you going to get 6 gigawatts of data center?
14:32Here we are 16 months later with one and a half gigawatt.
14:36Signed close.
14:37So SIFI 500 megawatts, a gigawatt of Google.
14:40And rest assured, I think in the next 18 months, we'll finish 6 gigawatts.
14:44So that's the kind of energy that's there.
14:46And one of the reasons we're able to do it is, again, it's end-to-end, right?
14:50You saw the presentation where we spoke about renewable energy,
14:54world-class talent.
14:56And then, of course, the ecosystem.
14:58So renewable energy is big in Andhra.
15:00So we have the solar wind, the pump storage hydro projects,
15:03that's going to power all these data centers.
15:05So I think that's what makes Andhra Pradesh very unique,
15:07because we can offer an end-to-end solution that I believe
15:11the majority of Indian states cannot.
15:22I'm not sure if we need the mic.
15:24That was a lovely presentation to all of you.
15:25And thank you for addressing everybody.
15:27My name is Hemant Weber.
15:28I'm with the AIBC.
15:29Sir, firstly, congratulations on the $15 billion you've scored from Google.
15:34I hope that's just to start.
15:36You've been here for, you know, some time now.
15:38Yeah, two days.
15:39Two days is pretty good.
15:41Actually, 24 hours.
15:4424 hours, okay.
15:45Look at the time from my landed to where I am now, so.
15:48Have you rested at all?
15:49Well, I hope.
15:51Where do you see, in your opinion,
15:53Australia contributing, Australian businesses entering into Andhra Pradesh
15:57with what you've seen so far?
15:59And where do you see those opportunities aligning between the two countries?
16:02I think that's a very good question.
16:04If you look at sectors like skill development is one sector
16:08that I saw this great opportunity.
16:10Education.
16:11Again, a lot of work that we can do together.
16:15Mining is a sector.
16:16Of course, it's a natural sector for both Andhra Pradesh and Australia to work together.
16:22Parallelly, I've seen agri-tech as one of the areas that we can possibly collaborate.
16:28Today, when I had lunch with a few of the CEOs, one thing I said in agriculture is,
16:35it's not just about wheat and corn.
16:38There's a lot more innovation that we can do around horticulture,
16:41sectors like mushroom, which today don't exist in Andhra Pradesh.
16:45So agri is a very, very big sector for us to sort of focus and collaborate.
16:51You do have a vibrant start-up ecosystem.
16:55That's one thing through the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub, we can sort of collaborate.
16:59India is an amazing launch pad in that sense.
17:03So these were a few of the sectors that we thought we can start working together on.
17:07Renewable energy, of course, is something that we can build on.
17:11You have an amazing education system here around it.
17:14So sharing with the Honorable Minister here that green molecules,
17:18so taking renewable energy to green molecules is going to be very, very important for us as a state.
17:23So that's another area that we can collaborate.
17:25But I think the Economic Development Board shared opportunities around automotive,
17:31space, defense, drone, compressed biogas, aqua, quantum computing,
17:38pharma, medical devices, manufacturing, steel.
17:43Now Russia is also investing big with their acquisition by Rusal of an alumina refinery in Andhra Pradesh,
17:51which is going to bring upstream and downstream industries also coming in.
17:55So I think Andhra Pradesh in that way is opening up across sectors,
18:00and that's what will make us very unique compared to other states in India.
18:04Thank you, sir. Thank you.
18:05It's a very long answer for a short question.
18:09Welcome to Australia, sir.
18:12My name is Vish Vishwanathan.
18:14I am from Australia-India Business Council working with Mr. Erfan.
18:17We have industry chapters.
18:20I am very proud to lead this chapter called Make with India,
18:25encouraging Australian companies to make with India.
18:28It is basically implementing Prime Minister's vision of making India.
18:31So we want to implement that in Australia.
18:34So definitely it is a very welcome, you know, that you are a visionary program for Andhra Pradesh.
18:40I mean you are, you know.
18:42What we would like to suggest is, apart from the sectors which you, one of the promising sectors,
18:47which is definitely there is the health and pharmaceuticals.
18:51Yeah.
18:52And then also defense and security is another area which a lot of potential is there.
18:57And the third one is the sports.
18:59As you know that Australia is also, you know, going to have the Olympics.
19:03And there are many other games going to be happening in Brisbane.
19:07So there is another sector which you may like to consider.
19:10So together as to assist you from Make in India point of view, we are there to assist you.
19:16Thank you for bringing up sports.
19:18I believe that is very important.
19:20It builds a lot of character and resilience.
19:22I am getting an opportunity to meet quite a few of the universities and understanding the sports program.
19:28A few of them who are very specialized on sports and I am looking at actually bringing them to Andhra Pradesh
19:35and trying to build the entire ecosystem.
19:37Because as you know India is predominantly about cricket and we want to go beyond that.
19:42And that is one area, you know, we are looking forward to collaborating.
19:45Defense, the Economic Development Board presentation at Defense is one of the focus areas.
19:52You will be seeing announcements coming soon in that sector also.
19:57So we are very focused on that.
20:00And I believe on the power of clusterization where vertical and horizontal integration is going to happen.
20:06Where I believe that the ecosystem has to build, should be built within a certain amount of radius.
20:13And it should be end to end.
20:15It shouldn't be sporadic.
20:16It shouldn't be about just one company.
20:18So whenever I meet a fortune-funded company, you know, the question they ask is what can I do for you?
20:23I am like give me a Rolodex of volume suppliers because I want to go chase them.
20:28Then you will have no other opportunity but come to Andhra Pradesh.
20:32So this is something I have asked quite a few of the companies and they were gracious enough to give it to me.
20:36And now we are building that.
20:37We are doing that across defense.
20:39We are doing it across aerospace.
20:40We are doing it across space because there are a lot of private launch pads coming.
20:45So that is the vertical bit.
20:47And the horizontal bit which I shared with the Honorable Minister today is education, skills, testing.
20:53All this has to be common infra that we provide.
20:56So that is where I believe in the power of clusterization and each district, which is the administrative unit in India,
21:02should be focused on one specific thrust area and build competencies around that.
21:08So that is what we are doing in Andhra Pradesh.
21:10And I believe that is what will make us unique compared to other states in India.
21:15Thank you, sir.
21:28It is very nice to hear a lot of insights.
21:32Myself, Dr. Tanima Banerjee, I am a young scientist.
21:36I am very much interested towards the women in STEM.
21:40I just wanted to know what are the opportunities in Andhra Pradesh in women in STEM and if there is any scheme.
21:46And what are the new opportunities for the entrepreneurs, those who want to connect with Andhra Pradesh government
21:55and a lot of student exchange program and many other schemes if it is.
22:00So I would like to hear from you, sir.
22:02Oh, thank you.
22:03Thank you for bringing this up.
22:05For me, gender parity is very, very important.
22:09So we are actually starting from kindergarten.
22:14I have already done a bit of work in school education where first grade, second grade textbooks,
22:20when you have household chores in there and their pictures, they only have women doing it.
22:25So we have changed it.
22:26We have made it 50-50.
22:27Sorry, man, you have to pitch in.
22:29You have to clean up.
22:30So I believe in it.
22:31We are very passionate about it.
22:32And fundamental change happens through primary education.
22:36When you bring about these changes, it enables also women an opportunity to think beyond the traditional sectors.
22:47Two, historically Andhra Pradesh has done better with women in STEM.
22:53As a political party, we take a lot of pride and credit for it because the founder of the party actually created a university just for women, which is in Tirupati.
23:02Padmavati University is just for women in Tirupati.
23:06So Andhra Pradesh that way has done far better than other states of getting women more into IT and STEM in extinction.
23:16I think we can do a lot more.
23:17I agree.
23:18Our exchange programs are important and we have, again, an opportunity to talk with the Honorable
23:23Minister and few of your other leadership, political leadership here to explore those.
23:29In terms of entrepreneurship, that's where the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub comes.
23:34Today it was about a larger presentation, but our Ratan Tata Innovation Hub is, you know, the main hub is in Amaravati, the main center.
23:42And then you have the nodes that are out in the major economic zones.
23:47They are all being mentored by industry.
23:51So the RTIH main hub is done by the Tata's themselves, one by Adani, one by JSW, one by Mega Engineering, one by Greencore, which is the largest renewable energy company in India.
24:04So that we got all of them to mentor because it's not just about money, you know, especially for startups.
24:10They need mentoring.
24:11They need access to market.
24:12That's what we are doing.
24:13And it's being led by a young IS officer.
24:17She's from IIT, Kharagpur, who then went on to the Indian Administrative Service.
24:22So we have identified even administrative leadership that can support the political will to get things done.
24:29So we have aligned that with the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub.
24:32It's just the beginning because I think we are a month old in RTIH, but we have a clear trajectory in terms of what we want to deliver.
24:40So again, I believe that will make us different.
24:43Sir, I also believe that if student exchange program can be happened, so Australian students could learn something new from the Indian students and also Indian students can learn from the Australian.
24:53So this exchange will again will strong our bilateral relationship.
24:58No, absolutely.
24:59I get asked this question a lot.
25:01As an alumni of Stanford Business School, a lot of Indians ask me, why Stanford?
25:06How is it different from an Indian Business School?
25:08And one other thing I say is that, you know, when you go to a different culture and when you are surrounded by people from different parts of the world, you tend to appreciate things far better.
25:18Exactly.
25:19And you understand a lot of context with which questions are asked and the way people contribute to your classroom.
25:25And this is my first trip to Australia and it has been now just over 30 hours since I have set foot on your soil.
25:32And I have learnt a lot and I am truly amazed with what, you know, Australia and Andhra Pradesh can learn and work together on.
25:40And on that note, I would also like to thank Calvin and the leadership here in Australia for having me down.
25:54Honestly, if not for you, I wouldn't have made it this far.
25:57But I think, you know, they have really curated an experience.
26:00And I was actually asking my team, does India do this?
26:03Do we have a similar program?
26:05And we should actually do it.
26:06Even at state level, we should do it.
26:08We are able to bring in thought leaders from across the world to come and visit.
26:12I think there is a lot to offer.
26:14A lot for us to learn and a lot that we can offer to the world.
26:17So thank you.
26:18Thank you, sir.
26:20Thank you, sir.
26:21My name is Ram Gorlamandula.
26:22I am from, I am an illustrious alumni of Suresh Suresh Science and Higher Learning Puttaparthi.
26:27Oh, nice.
26:28And a resident of Kadapa but been here for the last two decades.
26:31Oh, wow.
26:32We have a multi-family office practice specifically focusing on helping Australian family offices
26:36to invest in high growth Indian startups.
26:39Nice.
26:40We have invested not in unicorns but unicorns were created 20 years ago.
26:44So we invested in minicorns which are now unicorns.
26:46Wow.
26:47So we hold a few of them in our portfolio today.
26:49Based on my decade-long work across these markets, there are three or four major observations
26:56that I have made.
26:57One, for example, I do a lot of work with AMTZ in Visac.
27:01Yeah.
27:02I have visited AMTZ many times and happens to be a co-alum who is currently chairing the
27:08zone there, Mr. Sharma.
27:09Yeah.
27:10Jitendra Sharma.
27:11Jitendra Sharma.
27:12So I visit there quite often.
27:13Exceptional individual.
27:14Excellent.
27:15Excellent.
27:16So one of the major things that I have realized is when we try to create a market access program
27:21for medical devices from AMTZ, the biggest issue was regulatory approvals in Australia.
27:27If there is any way, as a representative of the government, that you could actually create
27:33a representative office for TGA, Therapeutic Youth Administration, in AMTZ's office.
27:39Okay.
27:40So that medical device organizations and products that are manufactured in Visac could actually
27:46comply with Australian regulatory approvals to fast track that.
27:50Something that regulatory agencies here have done very well with China in the last three
27:55decades.
27:56So the same applies to building material industry.
28:00So there are organizations like Standards Australia, Master Builders Association.
28:04Many of them have operating representative offices in various parts of China.
28:09And because of that, if you go into any building material hypermarkets, the likes of Reese,
28:15Bunnings, so any of these supermarkets where you find building materials.
28:20You have a significant influx of Chinese products.
28:24And primary reason, because Australian regulators were called into those manufacturing clusters.
28:29So that manufacturers who are manufacturing there had significant insight of what is required
28:35to get a watermark certification for a Chinese tap to be sold in Australia or a Chinese lamp
28:40to be sold here.
28:41That is something which is currently missing with India.
28:45And more fundamentally, looking at Andhra Pradesh as such, something that we have done very well at Tath Capital is not to invest in India, but invest in Bharat.
28:57So Andhra is a real definition of Bharat.
28:59And something that I share very commonly with many of my tech entrepreneurs here, Australian
29:06tech ecosystem is already significantly late in embracing Indian tech employment scene.
29:14So don't go and compete for talent in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, where it is significantly
29:20overcrowded.
29:22Go for new age cities like WISAG.
29:25Go for new age cities like Coimbatore.
29:27So on that note, may I be bold enough to ask you, sir, that you put a reference white
29:33paper in front of the government to say that to create an Andhra Australia Global Capability
29:39Centre as a single centre of excellence for all Australian technology companies to have
29:45a global capability centre out of WISAG so that every Australian company is based in a
29:50single city and all these technology companies who are significantly late entrants compared
29:56to the Fortune 100 companies out of America are possibly discovering talent out of Bharat
30:01rather than hunting for talent out of India.
30:04I think two specific asks.
30:07One, AMT said it is a great example of vertical integration and the cluster approach, right?
30:15So you've got the vertical bit down, now I have to work on the horizontal, which is the
30:20entire skills, the education and of course testing, a certification and that's something
30:26that we take strong feedback on.
30:28The same initiative we need to do in the ACWA sector and various other sectors.
30:33So I'll work with my counterparts in the Australian government and we'll put out a paper out
30:38there and we'll figure out this journey together and that's something that we're going to do.
30:45Competing with other states, I'm already, I think I'm doing a half decent job. I'm getting
30:50called names for doing it. But that's okay. I mean, again, I come back to the point that
30:55if states compete, India wins. Bharat wins. And that's new India. So it's, it's, competition is
31:03very good. As long as it's healthy, I think, you know, we can take the country forward, makes us
31:09sharper, makes us hungrier and states that are complacent will end up losing. And Andhra is not
31:16going to be one of the complacent states, if you know Mr. Naidu. You know him better than me. So he's
31:22not going to let us be complacent. So my father ruled out Jan Mubim and Akshar
31:26Rashmi from the ground. He was, he's a college principal. Unfortunately, he lost his college
31:31in previous government when they took away the government aided program. So, so you're
31:35a victim. Okay. So our family has been a main funder of the college for more than 45 years
31:41in the village. The aided, the aided ecosystem. Yeah. So we now have a, we now have a building
31:45with no teachers to teach. I understand. Yeah. Yeah. That's one thing
31:50we couldn't stop, unfortunately. I mean, policy was actually done before we actually ended
31:55up in. So, so thank you very much. I really appreciate all of you coming. I know it's Diwali
32:04and thank you very much for coming here. I'm sure you have to go back, be with your families.
32:10Uh, I think we'll do it offline. I think a lot of people have to go home and just because
32:15I'm away from my family doesn't mean I take you away from your families. So I think it's
32:18very unfair, but happy Diwali and thank you very much for having me to the Indian, uh,
32:22concert general. Thank you, sir, for joining us. Uh, uh, he's been a great supporter of
32:27Andhra Pradesh. Um, sir was kind enough to be part of the tell good as for a meeting we
32:33did yesterday. Uh, and I think yesterday's event shows raw energy and passion, uh, that
32:39Australia and Andhra Pradesh can do amazing work together. So I take your feedback loud
32:43and clear. Um, I'll take your contacts, uh, from, uh, the, uh, partnership that we're
32:48going to forge here and I'll be in touch and I look forward, uh, from hearing from all of
32:54you and I look forward to hosting you.
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