Tamil Nadu was among the states which had been finalised for the projects, Modi had announced at the India-Japan Business Leaders meet in Gujarat yesterday, which was also attended by his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe.
Referring to the proposed township and establishment of the Japan-India Institute of Manufacturing for HRD in Tamil Nadu, Palaniswami thanked the prime minister for it.
"On behalf of the people of Tamil Nadu and on my behalf, I express my heartfelt thanks to you for your announcements," Palaniswami said in a letter to the prime minister.
The prime minister had yesterday said four locations had been finalised for developing Japanese industrial townships in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
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