Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Sep 30: During Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi's visit to the US, a Mangalorean lady, Sumal Sandeep Kotian, had led the team which extended hospitality to the visiting dignitary at the hotel.

Sumal happens to be the daughter of Gopal Poojary-Suphala couple from Maryhill in the city. She has settled down in Washington DC for the last ten years. She works in the Jewel of India Woodlands DC hotel run by a Kundapur-based family. Under the instructions of the hotel's chief executive officer, Anand Poojary, Sumal happened to be a part of the team chosen to extend hospitality to the Indian Prime Minister for the second time in a row.

Sharing her experience of hosting Narendra Modi, Sumal explained in her social website that the team's routine started at 5 am. "We had eight persons in the team. I was given the responsibility of taking abundant care of the food preparations for Modi. I had also to take care of the food safety and covid19 rule compliance. Modi was very happy after consuming south Indian Idli and Sambar. I was elated to see the simplicity and open-hearted nature of the Indian Prime Minister," she has narrated.

Sumal is the daughter of the younger sister of Sunil Kumar Ganjimath, immediate past taluk panchayat member of Mangaluru and a Congress leader.