Where the bride and groom bow their heads to the Prime Minister amidst chanting of Vedic mantras and Asia's richest woman says - "This is a wedding house, if I make a mistake, please forgive me!"
At her son Anant Ambani's wedding to Radhika Merchant, Nita Ambani, Chairperson of Reliance Foundation, gives a...
Posted by CNBC-TV18 on Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Anant Ambani's Lavish Wedding Unites India, Celebrates Culture
The marriage of Anant, the younger son of the Ambani family, with Radhika, was glorified. In front of the world, this wedding is not just the wedding of one family, it has come out as the best example of India's 'one family form'. In which the presence of everyone from a carpet worker to the Prime Minister makes one feel that India is one, united, rich, and loves its culture very much. The roads of Mumbai were jammed for three days on the wedding day... it seemed as if a function was being organized in everyone's house. This wedding ceremony, which was completed with an estimated budget of 5000 crores, has surpassed the expensive weddings of the world's famous Sheikhs and rich people and has shown that India is still a golden bird in terms of prosperity.
The list of guests itself tells that Anant Radhika's wedding was a symbolic international festival organized in India. Even though it was a family-sponsored wedding, the whole of India was present in it. The country's film stars (Amitabh, Shahrukh, Salman, Rajinikanth..all), musicians (Rahman, Shankar Mahadevan, Sukh Vinder, Shreya, Sonu, Udit, Niladri Kumar, Rahul Sharma..all), politicians, sages, saints and a group of scholars including Shankaracharya (Swami Avimukteshwarananda) were leading the country, while Hollywood and foreign guests (Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, Carrie Perry, Nick Jonas, WWE wrestler John Cena), foreign diplomats (former British PM Boris Johnson) and big leaders of many countries were registering their presence. 40 days of free food langar for the poor, 100 special flights to bring guests, Bollywood, Tollywood, Hollywood stars dancing at the Baaraat vidaai, gifts worth crores in the form of gold watches given to the guests and the Prime Minister of the country Mr Narendra Modi personally coming to the Aashirwad program (and spending 2 hours and 40 minutes) to bless the bride and groom and give them auspicious gifts, was an occasion to capture a wonderful moment.
In the country where political turmoil was going on during the elections a month ago, the leaders of the ruling and opposition parties gathered in this auspicious program were introduced to the unity of the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lalu Yadav, Mamta Banerjee, Uddhav Thackeray, Fadnavis, Shinde, Akhilesh Yadav.. all the bigwigs on one platform! And, the credit for bringing them together goes to Mukesh Ambani and his wife Neeta. Anant Radhika's 'Marriage Mangalam' event continued for three months. From Antilia bungalow to Jio World Center, India was celebrated as a festival for three days. Even the critics who commented on the expenditure on the hospitality of 2000 guests are agreeing that the money flowed into the country itself! The people working in the country itself got employment.
In the end, the affectionate words spoken by Asia's richest billionaire woman, the owner of the Ambani Group, at the time of departure are the true form of the welcoming nature of India. Her expressions from the heart won everyone's heart - "It is a wedding house, if I have committed any mistake, please forgive me!"
- Editor
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