KCR invited for dinner with Trump

Hyderabad: The Telangana government got a rare honour of being included in the list of invitees to attend dinner with US President Donald Trump on February 25 in New Delhi.

The CMO Telangana has received an invitation from President Ram Nath Kovind to attend the dinner at his residence in the national capital.

This is considered a rare honour because the President's office has, reportedly, cut short the list of VIP attendees to only about 90 to 95, which will include a few Chief Ministers and some Central ministers.

Among those invited are the Chief Ministers of Telangana, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam, Haryana and Bihar.

Sources said KCR would try to have a word or two with Trump on bilateral issues. It may be recalled that in 2017, Ivanka Trump, daughter of the US President had visited Hyderabad, where she had received a grand reception and hospitality from the Telangana government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to host a sumptuous lunch for Trump earlier in the day.