Marriages are said to be made in heaven -- in India, gold serves as additional reinforcement. The Keralite's obsession with the yellow metal has even earned it the reputation of being the land of extravagant weddings.
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A few days after former Kerala minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran raised the issue of lavish weddings in the state, a member of his party CPI has now courted controversy for spending lakhs on her daughter's marriage. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had also recalled his experience of attending a grand wedding handled by event management companies.
The MLA's show of gold muscle hasn't exactly dazzled the party bigwigs. MLA Geetha Gopi, representing Nattika constituency in Thrissur, has been criticised by party members for not following the policy of simplicity preached by the party.
The wedding of her daughter took place at Poonthanam Auditorium in Guruvayoor, and the photos of the bride, decked in gold, have gone viral on social media since then. Former CM Oommen Chandy, Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala and many other politicians had attended the grand wedding ceremony. However, the party has sought an explanation from the MLA.
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International Business Times India had on Wednesday contacted the MLA for comment on the matter, and she said: "Party has asked for an explanation regarding it, and I will be meeting them at 2 pm today (June 7). I will talk about it after the meeting."
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the Kerala government has introduced a green protocol for weddings to make it nature-friendly by restricting the usage of plastic and other non-biodegradable materials.
Check out social media response here:
She is a Left leader's daughter...!!!! And the jewellery is REAL GOLD ?
— Manak Gupta (@manakgupta) June 7, 2017
(Kerela CPI MLA Geeta Gopi's daughter got married yesterday) pic.twitter.com/0AFrcBR0Aa
Arun Lakshman
Don't think that she is he daughter of a millionaire . She is CPI May Geetha Gopi's daughter on her wedding day. Revolution at its peak!!!
CPI MLA from Nattika Geetha Gopi's daughter's marriage.
— Ajas Perumbavoor (@AjasPbr) June 7, 2017
Communism preaches simplicity and Socialism? @CMOKerala @Mullakkara_MLA pic.twitter.com/kdOsK5DnNp
Adv.KrishnaDas.E
Marriage of the daughter of communist Mla Geetha Gopi. Simplicity at its best.
JOTHISH NAIR
CPI MLA from Nattika Smt. Geetha Gopi's daughter's marriage. Communism preaches simplicity and Socialism? #GoldRush #Kerala
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