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West Bengal state Industrial Minister Nirupam Sen and Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata make their way to a press meet in Kolkata on September 1, 2009.

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Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata gives a press conference in Kolkata on September 1, 2009. India's Tata group moved out of an unfinished factory built to make the world's cheapest car the Tata Nano due to violent protests over a land dispute.'We do not want to sit on the land.

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(L-R) Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata and West Bengal state Industrial Minister Nirupam Sen give a press conference in Kolkata on September 1, 2009.

Ratan Tata (R), Chairman of the Tata Group, leaves the venue after attending the annual general meeting of shareholders of Tata Tea Ltd as a hotel staff looks on in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata September 1, 2009.

Ratan Tata (R), Chairman of Tata Motors Ltd, and Vice-Chairman Ravi Kant attend the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mumbai August 25, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C), Chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata (L) and Chief of Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani, smile during Clinton's meeting with Indian business leaders in Mumbai July 18, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signs the November 26, 2008 memorial book as Chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata (L) and U.S. ambassador-designate to India, Tim Roemer (C) watch at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai July 18, 2009.

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Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smile during Clinton's meeting with a group of Indian businessmen, in Mumbai, India, Saturday, July 18, 2009.

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Chairman of Indian conglomerate TATA group Ratan Tata (L) reacts with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as they share a light moment during a meeting with Indian business leaders in Mumbai on July 18, 2009.

Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata (L) and David Smith, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, pose with a Jaguar XF and Range Rover during the launch of Jaguar and Land Rover in India, after a news conference in Mumbai June 28, 2009.

Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata (C) speaks as David Smith (2nd L), CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, Tata Motors Vice Chairman Ravi Kant (2nd R), Jaguar managing director Mike O'Driscoll (L) and Tata Motors India operations MD P.M. Telang look on during a news conference to announce launch of J...

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Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata, left and Jaguar Land Rover CEO David Smith walk on the stage during the India launch of Jaguar at left and Land Rover at right in Mumbai, India, Sunday, June 28, 2009.

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Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata, left, and and Land Rover Managing Director, Phil Popham, pose during the India launch of Jaguar, left, and Land Rover, right in Mumbai, India, Sunday, June 28, 2009.

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Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata, left and Jaguar Land Rover CEO David Smith pose next to a Jaguar during the India launch of Jaguar and Land Rover, in Mumbai, India, Sunday, June 28, 2009.

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Chairman Tata Group Ratan Tata, left, walks on the stage during the India launch of Jaguar and Land Rover at right as Jaguar Land Rover CEO David Smith, center, and Land Rover Managing Director, Phil Popham, right, look on in Mumbai, India, Sunday, June 28, 2009.

Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata (C) poses with officials during the launch of Jaguar and Land Rover in India, at a news conference in Mumbai June 28, 2009. Tata Motors Ltd, India's top vehicle maker, acquired the Jaguar and Land Rover brands from Ford Motor for $2.3 billion in 2008.

Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata (R) speaks with CEO of Jaguar Land Rover David Smith during a news conference to announce the launch of Jaguar and Land Rover in India, in Mumbai June 28, 2009.

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Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata, right, speaks at the launch of the Tata Nano in Mumbai, India, Monday, March 23, 2009. Tata Motors launched its snub-nosed, US$2,000 Nano Monday in Mumbai, a vehicle meant to put car ownership within reach of millions of the world's poorer people.

Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata (L) poses with company's new 'Nano' car during its launch in Mumbai March 23, 2009. The Nano, the world's cheapest car, will hit Indian roads in July, with expectations that demand from millions of aspiring car owners will far outstrip supply.

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Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata, left, speaks as he stands alongside the Tata Nano at its launch in Mumbai, India, Monday, March 23, 2009. Tata Motors launched its snub-nosed, US$2,000 Nano Monday, in Mumbai, a vehicle meant to put car ownership within reach of millions of the world's poor.

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Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata, left, and Tata Motors Managing Director Ravi Kant pose with a Tata Nano at its launch in Mumbai, India, Monday, March 23, 2009.

Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata (L) poses with company's new 'Nano' car during its launch in Mumbai March 23, 2009. The Nano, the world's cheapest car, will hit Indian roads in July, with expectations that demand from millions of aspiring car owners will far outstrip supply.

Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata (C) speaks as Ravi Kant (L), company's Managing Director and P.M. Telang, Executive Director of commercial vehicles, watch during a news conference in Mumbai March 23, 2009.

Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata (R) speaks as Ravi Kant, company's Managing Director, looks on during a news conference in Mumbai March 23, 2009.

Ratan Tata (L), chairman of Tata group, addresses the two-day Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit 2009 in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad January 12, 2009.