A "worried' Ratan Tata has no intention to pull out of Singur "until and unless forced to do so', the Bengal government said tonight in the first public admission that the car project is not as foregone as was being made out. "Actually, he is quite worried about the developments in Singur. He did not anticipate this kind of thing to happen for such a project,' industries minister Nirupam Sen said tonight after meeting Ratan Tata at a city hotel. Asked whether there was any possibility of the Tatas withdrawing from the Singur project, Sen said: "He has made a lot of investment and it is not his intention to pull out until and unless he is forced to do so by circumstances.' The comments attributed to Tata are certain to winch up pressure on Mamata, who has been trying hard to shed the tag of "anti-industry'. Tata has said the fate of the project will ultimately be decided by the people of Bengal. "Tata thought that the small car project will be beneficial to the people of Bengal and that it will be welcomed by all,' the minister said. The dramatic late-evening meeting took place on the eve of the Tata Tea annual general meeting