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Priyank Kharge: Southern States Sidelined at AI Summit Despite Driving Tech Growth

Kharge was responding to a post by industrialist Mohandas Pai, who had criticised the Karnataka government.

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Moneycontrol•21-02-2026, 07:42

Priyank Kharge: Southern States Sidelined at AI Summit Despite Driving Tech Growth

•Karnataka IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge alleged southern states were 'deliberately sidelined' at the recent AI Summit in Delhi.
•Kharge stated IT Ministers from Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka were excluded from the national platform.
•He criticized the Modi government's 'pettiness' but affirmed Karnataka's continued performance, investment attraction, and alignment with India's vision.
•Kharge responded to industrialist Mohandas Pai's criticism, highlighting concrete gains like investments from Mistral AI, Google, and Disney in Karnataka.
•He questioned the selective narrative that weaponizes hypothetical losses while ignoring tangible contributions of states to India's growth.

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