The Left in West Bengal still desperately yearn for the Tata Nano factory. But do they know that the real purpose of the Nano project was to remove the Left Front from power in West Bengal?
Before discussing this, it is important to know about George Soros.
George Soros is widely known for his anti-communist stance and activities. He has a personal history that shaped this view and has dedicated significant philanthropic resources to opposing communist and other authoritarian regimes around the world.
Now let’s come to the topic, the Tata Nano project. Tata is not a new name in the automobile industry. We all know about Tata Motors, a division of the Tata Group. Tata has been in the automobile business since 1954. For a long time, many of the vehicles on Indian roads were made only by Tata.
So how could such a company come up with a project like the Nano? For four-wheeled vehicles, road tax is charged based on engine capacity, which is at least 900 cc, whereas two-wheelers start from around 80 cc. In West Bengal, the minimum road tax per vehicle is ₹1,560 for two-wheelers, while for four-wheelers it is ₹10,550.
In the case of insurance, the premium is determined by the value of the vehicle. Accordingly, the cost for a four-wheeler is much higher than for a two-wheeler. Besides this, two-wheelers are lighter, have smaller engines, cheaper tires, lower fuel consumption, and smaller batteries, which makes them cheaper as well. Then there is the issue of parking space.
Two-wheelers are compact and fit into small spaces, while four-wheelers take up much more room.
When buying a two-wheeler or a four-wheeler, most buyers consider all these factors. Income levels differ, and so does the availability of space. A small number of people buy two-wheelers out of passion, like the desire to ride a horse.
So how would a typical two-wheeler buyer invest in a four-wheeler? This idea itself is completely unrealistic. In practice, this has become clear. Tata moved the Nano factory from Singur to Gujarat, but that did not increase the Nano’s acceptance. At least on the streets of Kolkata, you hardly see any Nanos. There is also no data to show that the Nano became an accepted vehicle in other markets in India or around the world.
Is it possible that a multinational company as big as Tata could be foolish, especially when it employs experts who graduate from the country’s top IT and management institutes? That is hard to accept. So was there some other motive behind the Nano project? Could it have been part of a plan of sabotage?
I began this article with George Soros. He is not just a billionaire and investor, but also a major planner who supports efforts to overthrow communist regimes around the world.
How does he organize this? He operates in two ways: one social and the other business-related. Under the banner of social responsibility, he funds multiple NGOs, which, in a way, act like sleeper agents who add fuel to existing wounds. The second method is through investment.
Now, does George Soros have any connection with Tata? On the surface, no obvious link can be found. But if one investigates properly, many things may come to light. So let’s see how Tata is connected to Soros.
In 1990, at Haldia Petrochemicals, Tata Tea was a joint promoter through the Chatterjee–Soros Group. There are also links between donors at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and George Soros’s foundation. Isn’t that proof enough? Usually, when a conspiracy is carried out, such small connections are used to avoid drawing attention.
How did Tata suddenly become anti-communist? During the Naxalite movement, even though Tata was not directly attacked, it still viewed it as a threat. In Kalinganagar, Odisha, in 2006, when Tata Steel tried to set up a factory on tribal land, a mass resistance movement took place, and many tribal people were killed in police firing. The Left played a significant role in that movement.
Tata also tried to expand its business in Kerala. But due to geographical reasons, this plan failed. Tata has multiple investments in Kerala, the largest being TCS. However, Kerala’s geography is not like West Bengal’s. As a result, the Left government in Kerala allocated barren land to Tata. There was also a land movement there, but it was related to a road expansion project. Landowners protested against the widening of roads, and because of that, the project was not implemented.
Tripura is roughly comparable in size to a district of West Bengal. Tata went there as well. But apart from Assam in the eastern region, mainly for tea gardens, Tata has not invested elsewhere. There is no simple explanation for why Tata chose to enter and invest specifically in Left-ruled states, and this cannot be dismissed as mere coincidence.
The rest is for readers to consider: was the Tata Nano project a conspiracy to bring about the end of Left rule in West Bengal?
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