The Madhya Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2025, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February 2024 was organized to project the state as a bombing investment hub. With Rs 30.77 lakh crore worth of MoUs signed, the event was a major success on paper but on social media the highlight was something very different. Videos of chaos flooded on X as attendees were seen fighting for food. Viral videos showed delegates bumping into each other, pushing and even breaking plates during the meal service.
The rush in the viral video is not for investments but for food plates at the Madhya Pradesh Investor Summit! Several plates were broken during the chaos!#MadhyaPradeshInvestorsSummit#GlobalInvestorsSummit2025 #GISBhopal #MadhyaPradesh #viralvideo
— Surya Reddy (@jsuryareddy) February 26, 2025
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— Surya Reddy (@jsuryareddy) Rush for food, not investments
As clips of the disorder flooded social media, users were quick to react to the situation. One viral comment stated, ‘’The rush in the viral video is not for the investments but for food plates at the Madhya Pradesh Investor Summit! Several plates were also broken during the chaos!.’’
The event was conducted to strengthen global partnerships and was instead slammed for poor planning. Many users also made fun of the branding. ‘’NOT GLOBAL but LOCAL! Global Investors Summit 2025 in Bhopal turned into a feeding frenzy.’’
The footage of attendees pushing to grab plates instead of networking led to criticism of the event management and hospitality. Some users even questioned whether the state’s infrastructure was ready for such high-profile meetings, considering the lack of basic organization at events of this grand scale.
Meanwhile, the summit recorded record-breaking investment deals, and the chaos over food raised doubts about the event management. One widely shared post commented: ‘’MP Global Investors Summit: Investment boom, civic sense doom? While the summit secured record-breaking investment commitments, such a scene raises questions about event management and basic civic sense.’’
Despite the controversy, Madhya Pradesh made a notable mark at the summit, setting new records for investment and industrial expansion, as per an ANI report. Under Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav’s leadership, the event drew major national and international level investors, positioning the state as an emerging powerhouse. The Madhya Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (MPIDC) also played a major role in boosting infrastructure and promoting investment opportunities.