Kochi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi Wednesday interacted with budding entrepreneurs during his visit to the Startup village near Kalamassery.
Gandhi, who spent nearly an hour inside the Startup Village, was taken around various facilities there, P.H. Kurian, Principal Secretary, Information Technology Department said.
When pointed out by an entrepreneur that politicians usually make promises, Gandhi immediately quipped he was not there to make any promises.
"I am not making any promises and I will not," he said.
Gandhi said, "you are the people with challenging ideas around", adding he was aware that entrepreneurs do face problems.
The Kalamassery-based Startup Village, India's first incubator, is funded jointly by the public and private sector.
Started in April 2012, Kerala Startup Mission took over physical space of the Startup Village in January this year.
Aiming to launch 1,000 technology Startups over the next 10 years and start the search for the next billion-dollar Indian company, the Startup Village focusses primarily on student startups and telecom innovation.
(With inputs from agencies)