Udhayanidhi launches logo, website for Startup Summit
Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Saturday launched the logo and website for 'Tamil Nadu Global Startup Summit 2025' to be organised by StartupTN at Coimbatore. T.M. Anbarasan, Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Atul Anand, Additional Chief Secretary, MSME Department, and Sivarajah Ramanathan, Mission Director and Chief Executive Officer of StartupTN, were present during the launch.
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