Bengaluru: Close on the heels of allegations being leveled that former CM HD Kumaraswamy flouted all the lockdown rules in a bid to solemnise his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy’s wedding amidst the Coronavirus crisis, HDK’s close aides have argued otherwise.
Kumaraswamy’s spokesman K.C. Sadananda, however, told IANS that the guidelines were not violated, as the ceremony was held within the house and only family members and close relatives were present on the occasion.
“As the main ceremony — tying the nuptial knots — was held in the marriage pandal, only family members were present, while relatives were seated in the farmhouse at a distance,” the spokesman said.
The spokesman also clarified that the district (Ramanagara) was a green spot with not a single coronavirus case reported till date, unlike in Bengaluru which is a coronavirus hotspot with over 80 positive cases so far.
Nikhil, 28, got engaged to Revathi, 22, a grandniece of state Congress leader M. Krishnappa, in Bengaluru on February 10.
“About 100 people attended the ceremony conducted according to Hindu rites by priests in the presence of the couple’s parents, other family members and relatives,” said Sadananda.
Among those present were Nikhil’s grandfather — JD-S supremo and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, grandmother Chennamma, uncles, including former minister H.D. Revanna, cousin and Hassan Lok Sabha member Prajwal Hegde.
