Mangalore: Mass Wedding Sans Money Barrier - Kanachur Monu Leads by Example
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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (MM/RD)
Mangalore, Oct 12: The wedding of Dr Abida, daughter of well known politician and entrepreneur U K Monu with Dr Hashim Aziz, was held on Sunday October 12, and was witnessed by eminent politicians and dignitaries of the state.
The wedding was held at Kanachur school grounds, Deralakatte. , U K Monu also organized the mass wedding of ten couples belonging to the economically backward communities, on the same occasion.
It was a rare but momentous occasion from any community leader, that on the same day of his own daughter's wedding, he organised a mass wedding of ten other couples who are financially weak.
Former chief minister D K Kumaraswamy, Rehman Khan, former union minister Janardhan Poojary, KPCC chairman R V Deshpande, former ministers Motamma, Subbaiah Shetty and B L Shankar, MLAs N A Harris and U T Khader, District Commissioner M Maheshwar Rao, Nitte Education Trust chairman N Vinay Hegde, Mangalore University vice-chancellor Prof K M Kaverappa attended the wedding and graced the occasion along with a large number of invitees.