Droupadi Murmu, the president of India, began her five-day trip to the south on December 26 when she arrived in Hyderabad. At the Hakimpet Airport, she was greeted warmly by the governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and the chief minister K Chandra Sekhar Rao. The president then proceeded to Hyderabad's Raj Bhavan, where the governor prepared a banquet in her honour. The "At Home" Reception was attended by certain Telangana ministers as well as MPs, MLAs, MLCs, and other high-ranking officials from different political parties. According to reports, the chief minister KCR , skipped the occasion.
