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KT Rama Rao's reaction was in response to a tweet from Musk in which Musk stated that Tesla was facing several hurdles in establishing a presence in India.

KT Rama Rao offers Elon Musk the opportunity to open a Tesla plant.

India Motors and Energy Private Limited is Tesla's Indian subsidiary.

Bengaluru is home to the EV maker's Indian affiliate.

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'When will Tesla debut its automobiles in India?' is a question that is regularly posed to Elon Musk. A fan from India asked the same question again, and Elon Musk responded with an update. In accordance with this tweet the new automobile industry startup by ELON MUSK get doubt in investing in India. 

Later , KT Rama Rao, the Telangana Industry and Commerce Minister, has made a strong plea to Elon Musk for the company to set up operations in India, stating he would be 'glad to assist Tesla in working through the hurdles.' Rama Rao's statement was in reaction to a tweet by Tesla Founder and CEO Elon Musk a few days ago, in which he stated that the company was facing several hurdles in establishing a presence in India.

Tweet thread : https://tinyurl.com/2p979exx

'Still working through a lot of problems with the government,' Musk wrote on January 13 in response to a question regarding Tesla's India business strategy from a Twitter user. These implications which will lead to damage of bond between business trade between tesla and Indian sub continent.  With respect to the further developmental projects the Telangana state IT minister K. Rama Rao replied to ELON MUSK   'Hello, Elon. I am the Minister of Industry and Commerce for the Indian state of Telangana. Will be delighted to collaborate with Tesla to overcome the hurdles of establishing a presence in India/Telangana. Our state is a national leader in environmental measures and a top-tier business location in India ' Elon Musk said in 2020 that Tesla will establish production facilities in India to produce electric automobiles. India Motors and Energy Private Limited, a Tesla subsidiary, has been established. Bengaluru is the headquarters of the firm.