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20/10/2008
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Outlook (New Delhi)
MONEY, it seems, really doesn't know any colour, shifting from red to saffron in the space of a few days. Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi should know, for in a dramatic twist to the spiralling Nano-gate mess, he's managed to get the Tata Group to shift its prestigious small car project from Singur to Sanand. Apart from the boost to Gujarat's economic report card, it's a political coup for Modi as elections approach. The mood in Gujarat can be aptly summed up by an sms doing the rounds: "Every Gujarati talks about Jyotigram (round-the-clock power in the state) while the rest of India talks about Nandigram. Feel the difference between Sanand and Singur."
How did Modi swing it? While competing states