Sibi Sangamesh

To discern the truth in everything, by whomsoever spoken, is wisdom - Thiruvalluvar.

[Sibi Sangamesh @SibiMahalingam]

https://t.co/2Of5VxRgo2

As users of social media, this video by @60Minutes & @HumaneTech_ is a must watch. Few excerpts.

In social media platforms designed for engagement, anger & inflammatory content goes the most viral. 1/n

[Muthukrishnan Dhandapani @dmuthuk]

Why is Chennai excluded from the race, especially when IIT Madras is India’s largest deep tech incubator and the IIT Madras Research Park is India’s first university based research park?

In how many cities in India do deep tech startups get access from day one to capital, offices, plug and play seats, IIT labs, faculty, research scholars, and corporate R&D centres?

Sector specific incubators also provide domain specific support.

Chennai is where IIT Madras faculty become co-founders of deep tech startups and have skin in the game.

It is not easy to replicate the integrated infrastructure and ecosystem Chennai has developed for deep tech startups.

Unlike other states, Tamil Nadu has deep tech ecosystem spread across in various cities. In addition to Chennai, you also see them in Coimbatore, Tuticorin and even small tier 4 cities like Karur.

When it comes to deep tech, Moneycontrol should start focusing on Chennai too, in addition to Bengaluru and Hyderabad.

Chennai is less glamorous than Bengaluru and Hyderabad but equal in capabilities.

[Jasveer Singh @jasveer10]

North Indian politicians should learn from Tamil Nadu leaders. This is what positive politics looks like.

I honestly love Tamil Nadu people, politics, politicians, and politics. I wanted to share a very interesting story about my meeting with a Tamil Nadu minister.

Last year, I visited Chennai. I shared my experience. The media picked it up. The Tamil Nadu government noticed it. Later, Tamil Nadu Commerce Minister @TRBRajaa invited me and I spent some time with him.

One thing he said during the meeting really stayed with me. There were investors, founders, and bureaucrats in the room.

He said openly: “We’ll come back to power next year. But even if we don’t, governments may change, but Tamil Nadu’s policies do not. Tamil Nadu’s policies always remain the same.”

He was basically giving investors confidence that they can invest freely without worrying about political change affecting long-term policy.

In most parts of India, politics changes, policies change, direction changes, narratives change.

But the message here was different: The state is bigger than the party.

And today, seeing former CM @mkstalin warmly meeting and welcoming the new CM @actorvijay after losing power reminded me of that exact moment again.

Honestly, I rarely see this kind of political transition in North India. Politics there often feels deeply personality driven. In Tamil Nadu, at least from what I observed, the system itself feels more stable than individual leaders.

Maybe that’s one of the reasons why Tamil Nadu consistently attracts long term investment, manufacturing and global confidence.

Policy stability is underrated. Mature politics compounds quietly over decades.

Vijay won the election. Stalin won hearts. Tamil Nadu won overall.

[🌻Mr.Easytalkoos🌻 @easytalkoos]

குறைந்தபட்ச இருப்பு (மினிமம் பாலன்ஸ்) இல்லாததற்காக அபராதம் வசூலித்துவரும் நாட்டின் பொதுத்துறை வங்கிகளுக்கு எதிராக நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வைத்த ஒருவர் பாராட்டுக்குரியவர்.

பெங்களூருவில் தனியாக தொழில் நடத்திவரும் திருவனந்தபுரத்தை சேர்ந்தவர் Parameswaran Krishnayya அவர்கள், பாராளுமன்ற மனு குழுவை அணுகி, மினிமம் பாலன்ஸ் இல்லாததற்கான அபராத வசூலை நிறுத்த வேண்டும் என்ற பரிந்துரையை பெறச் செய்தார்.

கடந்த நிதியாண்டில் ₹4,817 கோடி அபராதமாக வசூலித்த வங்கிகளுக்கு இது பெரிய பின்னடைவாக அமைந்தது. சாதாரண மக்களுக்கு இது மிகப்பெரிய நிம்மதியாக உள்ளது.

தனது ஊழியர்கள், “அக்கவுண்டில் பணம் அனுப்ப வேண்டாம்; மினிமம் பாலன்ஸ் இல்லையென்றால் அபராதம் பிடித்துவிடுவார்கள்” என்று கூறியபோதுதான், இந்த பிரச்சினையின் தீவிரத்தை அவர் உணர்ந்தார். அதற்கான தீர்வை காண முயற்சி எடுத்தார். அந்த முயற்சியின் பலன்தான் இன்று பொதுமக்களுக்கு கிடைத்துள்ளது.

ஒவ்வொரு மாத இறுதியிலும் ஒருவருக்கு ஏராளமான செலவுகள் இருக்கும் — EMI கட்ட வேண்டும், மின்சார கட்டணம் செலுத்த வேண்டும், பல தேவைகள் இருக்கும். அவற்றை கணக்கிட்டு தான் அவர் தனது கணக்கில் பணம் வைத்திருப்பார். ஆனால் அதே சமயம் மினிமம் பாலன்ஸ் இல்லை என்ற காரணத்தால் அபராதம் பிடித்துக் கொள்வது எப்படி நியாயம்?

நாம் பயன்படுத்துவது நம்முடைய சொந்த பணம் தான்; வங்கியின் பணம் அல்ல. ஒருவரின் கணக்கில் குறைந்தபட்ச இருப்பு கூட இல்லாத நிலைமை ஏற்கனவே கடினமானது. அதற்குமேல் “உங்களிடம் பணம் இல்லை, அதனால் அபராதம் கட்ட வேண்டும்” என்று சொல்வது எவ்வளவு முரண்பாடானது!

இதையே தான் நான் கேள்வி எழுப்பினேன் என்று அவர் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

மினிமம் பாலன்ஸ் இல்லாததற்காக அபராதம் வசூலிக்கக் கூடாது என்ற பாராளுமன்ற மனு குழுவின் பரிந்துரைக்கு பின்பு, நாட்டின் 6 பொதுத்துறை வங்கிகள் இந்த அபராத வசூலில் இருந்து பின்வாங்கியுள்ளன.

நாட்டின் சாதாரண மக்களுக்கு நிம்மதி அளித்த இந்த அனுமதியை பெற்றுத்தந்த பரமேஸ்வரன் சார் அவர்களுக்கு ஒரு பெரிய சல்யூட். ❤️🙏

[Kamal Haasan @ikamalhaasan]

A Special reunion with my friend @Rajinikanth.
Every great journey deserves another chapter!

My best to @NelsonDilpkumar and @AnirudhOfficial - and to @RedGiantMovies for powering this collaboration.

#KHxRK
#RedGiant17

[Abhishek Murarka 💹🐂 @abhymurarka]

I will tell you a secret to finding Innovation winners in Indian listed space. Find companies that have partnered with prime R&D institutions like IIT Madras, IIT Bombay in the last 3 years. These are the real innovation hubs & industry partners will gain near commercialisation.

[Sekhar @LearningEleven]

TIA 20-20 Ideas Summit @TIA_Investors

1. G Maran - Carborundum Universal
2. ⁠Jatin Khemani - Ramco Cements, KCP
3. ⁠Balaji Vaidyanath - Orkla India
4. ⁠Vidya Bala - Shaily Engineering
5. ⁠Chetan Phalke - Arvind Fashions
6. ⁠Kunal Sabnis - Indigo Paints
7. ⁠Abhijit Chokshi - PSP Projects
8. ⁠GR Balaji - Aditya Birla AMC
9. ⁠Sunil Shah - Nippon Life AMC
10. ⁠Naresh Katariya - Vedanta
11. ⁠Gurmeet Chadha - Hind Rectifiers
12. ⁠Koushik Mohan - Azad Engineering
13. ⁠Trilok Agarwal - PayTM
14. ⁠Ganesh Nagarsekar - AIA Engineering
15. ⁠Parthiv Shah - Tenneco Clean Air
16. ⁠Kumar Saurabh - 3B BlackBio Dx
17. ⁠Ishmohit Arora - Aarti Pharmalabs
18. ⁠Sanjay Elangovan - Genesys International
19. ⁠Ankit Kanodia - Fino Payments Bank
20. ⁠Sivaramakrishnan R - Manorama Industries
21. ⁠Josin Sunny - Sundrop Brands

[Sibi Sangamesh @SibiMahalingam]

@Kyunghoon_Kim_ I have requested access to the drive link. Kindly permit. Or remove access restrictions Pls.

[Joy Bhattacharjya @joybhattacharj]

Three years ago, I was at the Lemon Tree Bengaluru for the Volleyball League. And every morning I would finish breakfast & pop out to reception to pick up a copy of the TOI and the Economic Times. After watching me the first two days, this charming lady on duty would see me and immediately pick them out to give me.
One day, I just wanted the TOI, as the crossword then did not appear in the Sunday ET, and when she came with both, I told her I didn't need the ET.
She refused to understand, & didn't want to take back the other paper. And then I realized that like my darling son Neel and all in the autism spectrum, she struggled when a set routine was disrupted.
I apologized immediately, took the ET as well & was rewarded with a smile that just blew me away.
Thank you Lemon Tree Hotels for making a workplace for all. You have a supporter & customer for life

[Guidance Tamil Nadu @Guidance_TN]

At SEMICON Korea 2026, Sujhatha Arulkumar from Guidance Tamil Nadu is ready to connect and explore opportunities in semiconductors.

With the Indian Semiconductor Mission 2.0 awaited and the Tamil Nadu Semiconductor Mission already launched, semiconductors are at the core of India’s advanced manufacturing ambitions. Tamil Nadu is moving with a clear, dedicated mission to position itself as the destination of choice for semiconductor and high-value manufacturing investments.

Catch up with Sujatha to learn more about the future being built in Tamil Nadu and explore potential collaborations.

You can also connect via email: [email protected]

@TRBRajaa @TNIndMin
#BullishonTN #InvestinTN #JobsforTN #ProductNationTN #Semiconductors

[Sekhar @LearningEleven]

Finally completed this wonderful podcast.

Back in the time when I was in college, NIIT used to have this caption "If you are not studying at NIIT, you are missing something".

Likewise, if you are not watching this video, you will be missing out future multi-baggers!

@soicfinance @XponentTribe

https://t.co/rcu2uhqOax

[Ameya @Finstor85]

India's MoSPI just launched a MCP server, making official national statistics directly accessible to AI models. 🇮🇳

No more digging through PDFs. No massive downloads. Just pure, verified data on:
CPI & Inflation
Industrial Production (IIP)
Labour Force (PLFS)
Annual Industry Surveys

https://t.co/aDrzlrGZ8U 🔥

[Jason @mahixcavi7]

Respect for MS Dhoni :

- In 2008 Nagpur it was farewell match of Saurav Ganguly, So Dhoni asked Dada to lead the side for last few minutes, Mahi wants Dada to retire as a captain. ❤️🙌

https://t.co/0f7DVAOIZM

[Dr. T R B Rajaa @TRBRajaa]

More the merrier !!!

Yet another key partnership to grow Tamil Nadu’s #GCC ecosystem !

Pinnacle Group, one of the world’s largest and most respected workforce solutions and managed services providers, has signed a Facilitation MoU with @Guidance_TN, and had earlier set up their second global headquarters here in Chennai !

Greatly appreciate their Founder and CEO, Ms. Nina Vaca, talk about building trust for a long lasting partnership, and readily wearing the #BullishOnN pin !

Pinnacle Group supports Fortune 500 companies, large public sector enterprises and medium sized companies in building and scaling Global Capability Centres.

Their decision to establish their #AsiaPacific Headquarters in #Chennai marks their first major presence outside the US and reflects their Trust on TN's capabilities and a long-term strategic commitment to Tamil Nadu ✨

This MoU creates a structured framework to strengthen Tamil Nadu’s GCC ecosystem. Guidance will provide facilitation and regulatory coordination. Pinnacle Group will actively support global enterprises looking to set up and scale GCCs in the state, across talent strategy, managed services, delivery models and operational scale.

This partnership adds platform-level capability to our GCC strategy. It complements existing ecosystem players and strengthens Chennai’s role as a booming hub for GCC enablement, high-value services and workforce solutions.

Under the leadership of Honourable @CMOTamilNadu Thiru. @MKStalin avargal, we are building institutions, creating new partnerships and ensuring predictability that global enterprises actually need to succeed👍🏾

#InvestInTN #JobsForTN #DravidianModel

[Deepak K Viswanathan @DeepakVisva]

Not a sponsored post, just sharing a good find.
Discovered a value-added agri brand called
‘Goodness farms’ on Instagram, and I must say, the product quality is outstanding. Their noodles, granola, and pasta are top-notch 👌

[Deepak K Viswanathan @DeepakVisva]

How everything started for the brand that has ruled Tamil kitchens for decades:

The Sakthi Masala founder says the inflection point was the first ad. Milka B’s owner convinced them to do it. And Manorama agreeing to front it changed everything. Classic Tamil Nadu brand-building lore.

#SakthiMasala

[Sibi Sangamesh @SibiMahalingam]

@LearningEleven @btlit1989 Sir, what about NIPPON Small Cap?

[Stanly Johny @johnstanly]

A few points about Carney's outstanding speech at Davos. What he said about the middle path is what the Indians have been practising for decades. When India did it, driven by its national interests, we were attacked as fence sitters who were shy of taking positions. Now Carney realises that the third way is not actually fence sitting, it is standing on one's ground.

Two, what Carney said about the rules-based order is something we have been saying in the East for quite some time. The rules of the rules-based order were framed by the West and they followed the order as long as they thought it favoured them. The rules were not fair. Partnership and cooperation were used as euphemisms for subordination. Carney's Canada or Frederiksen's Denmark happily supported America's illegal wars in the South until now. Just look ag Carney's own response on Jan 3 when Venezuela was bombed and its president abducted. It took a direct threat from Washington to take over the whole of Canada for the Canadian Prime Minister to realise that the rules-based order was a lie.

Third, what Prime Minister Carney did at Davos was the proclamation of the death of the post-war order. It died a long time ago. But the West never accepted it because they thought they could keep the alliance together by, like what Macron said, doing "great things" on countries like Iran or Syria. But the cracks are so wide now that even the Canadians, dependent on the US up to their eyeballs, can't ignore them any more.

[Paul arun @Paularun]

The future of tourism belongs to those
who design experiences, not itineraries.

Tamil Nadu Global Tourism Summit 2026
Chennai
Heritage • Nature • Wellness • Adventure • MICE • Travel Tech
Register: https://t.co/VF8UuMPFal

#TNGTS2026 #FutureOfTourism #ExperienceFirst

[Rahul Mathur @Rahul_J_Mathur]

Here are the salaries which Govt of India will pay to the team that will manage our ₹1 Lakh crore RDI Fund:

For context: The Govt of India had allocated ₹10,000 crore in 2016 for the Startup Fund of Fund Scheme (FFS) which was managed by SIDBI Ventures. FFS invests in VC funds which in turn invest in startups.

In 2025, GOI came back with a clear intent to invest in DeepTech in the country by allocating ₹1 Lakh crore to the RDI Fund - which will invest in DeepTech VC funds and provide alternative funding for startups.

So, here’s my question: What is your first reaction to the numbers highlighted in yellow?

Mine is below ⤵️

[Arzan Tarapore @arzandc]

How is the PLA getting ready to operate without warning against India? This, by @Suyash_Desai, is deeply researched from primary sources and a compelling read.
https://t.co/L75EYFUEqI