Overview
- The Telangana government will formally unveil a road named 'Donald Trump Avenue' next Tuesday, June 23, on a stretch adjoining the U.S. Consulate in Hyderabad’s Financial District.
- Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is expected to preside over the ceremony and U.S. Ambassador Sergio Gor has been reported as likely to attend.
- Officials describe the move as a symbolic step in an investment-focused strategy that highlights Hyderabad’s growing cluster of U.S. Global Capability Centres and aims to raise the city’s global profile.
- The plan, first proposed by Revanth Reddy in December 2025 and briefly put on hold, has provoked strong criticism from the BJP and CPI(M) and widespread pushback on social media over naming a public road after a sitting U.S. president.
- The renaming is part of a wider state programme to brand key roads after global firms and figures, including proposals for a 'Google Street' and a road to honour Ratan Tata, a move that could shape future diplomatic events and investor perceptions of Hyderabad.