"The Prime Minister is looking after it (FDI in retail). He is the right person to speak on the issue. He is an economist," Narayanan told reporters after alighting from a train at New Jalpaiguri station on his way to Darjeeling.
To another question, he said the Mamata Banerjee government was doing well in tackling the Maoist problem in the state.
The Governor would be holidaying in Darjeeling for a week.