World’s Largest Dining Hall At Falaknuma Palace Decked For Modi-Ivanka Dinner 

Hyderabad: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts Ivanka Trump in Hyderabad this Tuesday, November 28, one of the most unique dining experiences in the world will be on the menu. The venue for the dinner will be the Hyderabad Nizam's famous '101 Dining Hall' at the Taj Falaknuma Palace hotel, which is the world's largest with 101 chairs for guests.

According to Taj Hotels, which converted the earstwhile royal palace into a 5-star hotel in 2011, Ms Trump will be the most eminent guest to be hosted by none other than the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ivanka will also take a tour of the opulent Falaknuma Palace, a majestic blend of Italian and Tudor architecture.

The grand dining hall has sophisticated wood interiors, ornate crystal chandeliers, and acoustics that let visitors hear whispers from one corner of the room to another, Taj says.

Ms Trump, the daughter of US President Donald Trump, is flying to India on November 28 to attend a business conclave at HICC. The PM will also attend the conclave and flag off Hyderabad Metro Rail at Miyapur.

"Ms Trump would be arriving on the early hours of 28th (Tuesday)... Ms Trump and honourable Prime Minister will be dining with selected 100 guests. There will be another dinner in another place, the lawns on the lower level of Falaknuma Palace, which can take about 2,000 guests," Hyderabad Police Commissioner VV Srinivas Rao said.

Before the dinner, Ivanka Trump, a former model and considered among her father's most influential advisers, will address the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) along with PM Modi at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC).

"The Prime Minister is arriving in the afternoon... he will inaugurate the Hyderabad Metro Rail and then proceed to the HICC venue," Mr Rao said.

Built in 1893, the scorpion-shaped palace with its luxurious interiors was converted into a hotel by the Taj Group in 2011.

Ms Trump will have about 24 hours in the city during which she is expected to visit the old city as well as the Charminar, the iconic symbol of Hyderabad which is just 3 km from Falaknuma Palace.

Security beefed up in Old City and cordon searches are being conducted at several places in view of the VVIPs’ visit to Falaknuma Hotel.