Rural Industries Minister Pongalur N Palaniswamy said that the state will be ranked the second in the country's industrial map in the next two years. He was delivering the inaugural address at the second edition of Machine Tools and Engineering Expo (Access ’10), organised by the Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries Association. He said that the inauguration of the large number of new units indicate that the investors favour Tamil Nadu over other states. He seeked the assistance of  Chamber of Commerce and Federation to help the state to reach its goal. “In the next two years, we will be ranked second and it would take one more year to reach the top slot. Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin are working towards this goal. Besides, about 20 promoters have started eyeing Tamil Nadu due to Telangana issue", said the minister to a national daily.