Wedding card sparks ‘love jihad’ call, family calls off function!

They wanted to celebrate the meeting of two hearts, two families and two religions. But all it took was one leaked wedding card to spoil that dream.

Last week, members of a family in Nashik called off a function to solemnise their 28-year-old daughter’s wedding to a Muslim man as per Hindu rituals following protests by their community. The protesters described the marriage as a case of “love jihad”. But their story did not end there.

Even though the function was cancelled, the family members decided that they would continue to stand by their daughter’s choice. According to them, there was no attempt at forced conversion. And the marriage had already been registered in a local court.