"Main Hoon Na (I am here)," said Finance Minister P Chidambaram employing an unusual repartee of three Hindi words in the 110 minute-long budget speech on Thursday to impart a sense of confidence across the country on the UPA government's commitment to economic reforms with a human face.

The finance minister in his speech said, "It is my goal to make the environment in India attractive to investors," and why worry Chidambaram assured by saying, Main hoon na!

CII president Sunil Kant Munjal, Maruti Udyog Limited managing director Jagdish Khattar and other leading industrialists listen to the finance minister's speech.

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