Etawah: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Saifai village of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday to attend pre-wedding ceremony of Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav’s grandnephew Tej Pratap Singh Yadav. Mulayam Singh had personally invited Modi for the ceremony.
The Prime Minister was welcomed by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav upon his arrival there. PM Modi reportedly departed from the wedding venue after spending 45 minutes with the Yadav family members.
A staggering 100,000 invites have been sent out for the ’tilak’ ceremony of Tej Pratap Singh Yadav, Lok Sabha member from Mainpuri, who will marry Raj Laxmi, the youngest daughter of former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi, February 26 in New Delhi.
Saifai village, some 25 km from Etawah, is buzzing with frantic activity for the ceremony and where mouthwatering dishes like bedai, #baatichokha and halwa soaked in #desighee will be served. Both Modi and megastar #AmitabhBachchan have confirmed their presence, officials said.
Also flying down to Saifai on Saturday are a string of #Bollywood stars, #singers, #politicians, state and union cabinet ministers, chief ministers of other states and bureaucrats. Family sources told a news agency that more than 100,000 invites have been sent to relatives, politicians, #village #folk, #journalists, judges and celebrities from other fields.
Special on the menu would be ‘sarrata’ (special sour raita), bedai, dahi-ke-aloo, baati-chokha, ulda poorie, paneer filled chola-bhature. Among the sweet delicacies are imarti, jalebi served with chilled rabri, sohan halwa, kulfi and moong ki daal ka halwa soaked in pure desi ghee.
Bureau Report
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