On learning that the groom had not made arrangements for videographing the event, family members of the bride called off the wedding at the last minute and walked out of the marriage hall near Thuraiyur in Trichy on Sunday.
The drama did not end there as the groom approached the Thuriayur police along with family claiming that they had been cheated as all the money spent on the marriage had gone waste. Ironically, the families are close relatives. The bride and the groom decided to part ways mutually.
All was not well for members of both families ever since talks began for the marriage. Senthil, 32 a lorry driver from Perambalur district, decided to marry Revathi, 30, daughter of his aunt hailing from Thuraiyur.
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The bride’s father Thangaraj, an employee of the state express transport corporation (SETC), wanted the wedding to be a grand affair. He insisted that the ceremony to be held in a big wedding hall.
However, Senthil was keen on cutting costs and convinced the bride’s family to conduct the marriage in a small hall in Thuraiyur. Though he reportedly agreed to make arrangements for a wedding photographer and videographer, he did not do so.
On Monday, by the time the photographer arrived many of the marriage rituals were over and a quarrel broke out between Thangaraj and the groom’s family members.
At one stage, the bride’s brother Baskar and another man pulled took her out of the wedding hall and called off the marriage. Meanwhile, Revathi fell unconscious and was rushed to the Thuraiyur government hospital.
Senthil approached the Thuraiyur police, who took him to the hospital to have discussions with the bride. Thangaraj maintained that he was irked over not having a wedding videographer.
“Though Senthil was ready to marry her, the bride was not willing as he had insulted her father by not making proper arrangements,” said sub inspector Thangavelu from the Thuraiyur police station.
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