Actor
Deepika
Padukone,
whose
upcoming
release
"Padmavati" is
caught
up
in
a
controversy,
and
cricketer
M
S
Dhoni
have
withdrawn
themselves
from
the
Global
Entrepreneurship
Summit
in
Hyderabad,
an
official
said
today.
The
summit
from
November
28
to
30
will
be
attended
by
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
and
daughter
of
US
President
Donald
Trump,
Ivanka
Trump.
Padukone-starrer
"Padmavati's" release
was
deferred
by
its
makers
yesterday
following
stiff
opposition
and
threats
from
some
organisations
for
its
alleged
distortion
of
history.
The
summit,
with
'Women
First,
Prosperity
for
All'
as
its
theme,
will
see
Ivanka
Trump
leading
a
delegation
from
her
country
on
November
28.
"There
is
a
panel
discussion
on
'Hollywood
to
Nollywood
to
Bollywood'.
Earlier,
Deepika
Padukone
was
expected
to
be
in
that
session,
but
she
has
now
declined.
We
are
trying
(to
see)
who
can
replace
her," said
Jayesh
Ranjan,
principal
secretary,
IT
and
Industry,
Telangana
government.
Nollywood
is
the
popular
name
for
the
Nigerian
film
industry.
"Others
have
also
dropped.
For
example,
M
S
Dhoni
was
supposed
to
be
in
one
of
the
sessions.
Now
he
has
declined.
People
are
declining
for
various
reasons.
Because
Dhoni
is
declining,
we
have
to
now
bring
in
Sania
(Mirza),
Gopichand," Ranjan
told
reporters
on
the
sidelines
of
an
event.
The
final
list
of
speakers
is
expected
to
be
released
shortly
as
some
last-minute
changes
are
taking
place,
he
said.
Telangana
Chief
Minister
K
Chandrasekhar
Rao
would
also
speak
at
the
inaugural
session
on
November
28.
There
will
be
53
sessions
in
total
over
three
days.
"Our
(Telangana)
IT
Minister
KT
Rama
Rao
will
speak
in
the
panel
discussion
on
November
29.
One
of
the
names
is
yet
to
be
confirmed.
The
panel
will
have
Miss
Trump
and
Cherie
Blair
(wife
of
former
UK
prime
minister
Tony
Blair)
and
Chanda
Kochhar
(MD
and
CEO
of
ICICI
Bank).
The
panel
discussion
will
be
on
the
theme
of
the
event," Ranjan
said.
Modi
is
also
scheduled
to
have
closed-door
talks
with
some
of
the
delegates,
including
John
Chambers,
CEO
of
Cisco,
and
Canadian
businessman
Prem
Watsa.
About
300
investors
and
venture
capitalists
are
expected
to
take
part
in
the
event
where
they
can
interact
with
1,200
budding
entrepreneurs.
The
Telangana
government
will
also
announce
the
launch
of
Rs
100
crore
'T-Fund'
for
start-ups
at
the
summit,
Ranjan
said.
With
PTI
inputs.