Raveena Tandon slams Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil's wedding amid lockdown
The world is in the middle of a pandemic, but VIPs don't mind. In a similar vein, film actor and politician Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who is, by the way, the son of former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, tied the knot in a lavish affair on Friday, defying many rules of social distancing and lockdown. Like many out there, Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon isn't too pleased.
Nikhil married Revathi at a farmhouse earlier today
Earlier today, Nikhil married Revathi, the grandniece of Congress leader M Krishnappa at a farmhouse in Ramanagara near Bengaluru. In what qualifies as a mockery of social distancing norms, more than 100 people participated in the elaborate ceremony. Nikhil's grandfather and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda (86) also attended the event. Pictures from the wedding show people standing dangerously close to each other.
Raveena called out the Kumaraswamy family for ignoring rules
Denouncing what many of us felt, Raveena called out the Kumaraswamy family for ignoring lockdown rules. The actor also wondered what was served in buffet at the wedding. "Ok. Obviously poor souls are not aware that many in the country not being able to reach their families and are going hungry,while the rest are trying to help others override this crisis (sic)," Raveena wrote.
You can read Raveena's tweet here
Karnataka's Deputy CM said action will be taken
Of course, the wedding had to happen during the ongoing pandemic as the auspicious dates had been finalized earlier, according to Kumaraswamy's media secretary KC Sadananda. Now, after the wedding sparked a row, Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister, CN Ashwathnarayan said that he has sought a report from Deputy Commissioner and will soon take action in this regard.
While VIPs enjoyed, the world suffered from the pandemic
While the VIP family reveled in celebrations, the world continued to suffer from the catastrophic pandemic. In Karnataka alone, 315 people have been infected and 13 have died due to the contagious virus. Across India, COVID-19 has claimed 448 lives and infected nearly 13,000.
