Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda’s grandson Nikhil Kumaraswamy is entering into wedlock in a low-key ceremony on Friday, with the family forced to shelve grand plans in view of the Covid-19 lockdown.
Only close family members will attend the marriage to be held at a farmhouse in nearby Ramanagara district.
Nikhil, son of former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, will tie the nuptial knot with Revathi, the grandniece of former state housing minister M Krishnappa, at the farmhouse in Bidadi town.
Both families had earlier decided to have a grand wedding ceremony in Ramanagara, the political turf of Kumaraswamy.
With congregation of any type not allowed during the lockdown to check coronavirus spread, Kumaraswamy explained in a video message that the event will be a low-key affair of two families with minimum number of people.
He also appealed to his party workers, relatives and well-wishers not to visit the venue.
According to him, after the lockdown was announced, the marriage was planned at their home here itself but since social distancing will be a challenge, it was decided to organise it at Ramanagara.
He cited Bengaluru being in the ‘Red Zone’ with maximum COVID-19 cases in the state as also a reason for shift in the venue.
{{/usCountry}}He cited Bengaluru being in the ‘Red Zone’ with maximum COVID-19 cases in the state as also a reason for shift in the venue.
{{/usCountry}}“It is difficult to maintain social distancing if the event is organised at home. That’s the reason we are organising the event at our farmhouse in Bidadi. I request my workers and well-wishers to avoid attending the event,” Kumaraswamy said.
The decision to organise the marriage was taken after consulting doctors, including those in his family, he said.