Manmohan Singh not to attend Bengal Global Business Summit

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not be attending the Bengal Global Business Summit, sponsored by the West Bengal government, starting tomorrow, according to state secretariat sources.
Singh, who arrived in the city today to participate in a programme hosted by the Presidency University as part of its bicentenary celebration tomorrow, informed the state that he would not attend the business meet.
"Yes Mr Singh will not be coming for business meet. Such a message was sent to us," the sources said.
The two-day meet, which would be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee, is expected to see delegates such as Bangladesh industry minister Amir Hossain Amu.

Ambassadors from Japan, Italy, Denmark would be present in the meet besides mayors of Poland's Upper Silesia, Germany's North Rhine- Westphalia, South Korea's Incheon.
Secretary-level officers of China's Jiangsu province would also be present.
Top industrialists like JSW Group Chairman and Managing Director Sajjan Jindal, Future Group CEO Kishore Biyani and Manipal Global Education Chairman T V Mohandas Pai are scheduled to be there tomorrow.