What was meant to be a high-profile event focused on global business opportunities turned into a chaotic spectacle at the 8th Madhya Pradesh Global Investors Summit in Bhopal on February 24-25, 2025.

The summit, attended by top officials including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and industrialist Gautam Adani, aimed to attract massive corporate investments to the state, with a target of Rs 30 lakh crore in deals. However, the event took an unexpected turn when a chaotic food fight broke out during a scheduled meal break.


Videos quickly went viral, showing attendees jostling and scrambling for plates of puri and sabzi, as some plates slipped and fell in the rush. The chaos quickly overshadowed the summit's core agenda, with social media users reacting with a mix of humor and criticism.

One commenter on social media platform X joked, “This rush by fake ‘investors’ to grab the free lunch reminds me of how lawyers rush for food stalls at Bar Functions.”

Another pointed out, “Urban dehaatism on display at the MP Investors Summit. Soon, Netas and Babus will be fighting for their share of the commission.”

Despite the viral food fight taking center stage, the summit did see some success, with Madhya Pradesh securing investment commitments of Rs 30.77 lakh crore.

But the food fight turned viral spectacle raised questions about the event’s organization, with many wondering whether better planning could have prevented the embarrassing moment.

Ultimately, what should have been a prestigious business summit became the talk of the town for all the wrong reasons.