Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attended the grand tilak ceremony of Tej Pratap Yadav, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's grandnephew.
The pre-wedding ceremony at Saifai, the native village of the SP leader in Uttar Pradesh, is expected to host many top politicians of the country, Bollywood personalities and business leaders.
Tej, the Mainpuri MP, is getting married to Raj Laxmi, the youngest daughter of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad.
A grand pandal bearing a festive look with coloured curtains and decorative lights with a decked up stage has been prepared for the ceremony.
Mulayam, his brother and state minister Shivpal Singh Yadav and nephew Dharmendra Yadav have been camping in Saifai to personally oversee the preparations for the high-profile ceremony.
A combination photo of PM Narendra Modi, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and RJD chief Lalu Prasad at Saifai. (Photo: ANI Tweets)
Officials, both administrative and police, including those from Kanpur Zone, have been zipping up and down the roads leading to the venue to ensure there are no glitches.
Special arrangements are being made for Prime Minister Modi and his ministerial colleagues. The dignitaries landed at the airstrip in Saifai from where they covered a distance of about 11km by road to reach the venue.
Officials are paying special attention to keep the area clean and see to it that it matches the special ambiance of celebration.
Family sources of the Yadavs said over 1,00,000 cards have been sent to relatives, politicians, villagers, journalists, judges and celebrities from different fields.
Expert chefs will prepare mouth-watering dishes, including traditional UP and Bihari food and sweets. A massive deployment of security personnel are in charge of security, smooth traffic movement and the parking of vehicles, among others.
The special items on the menu would be ‘sarrata’ (special sour raita), bedai, dahi-ke-aloo, baati-chokha, paneer filled cholabhature, imarti, jalebi, rabri, sohan halwa, kulfi and moong daal halwa dripping with desi ghee.
Tej Pratap Singh Yadav with other relatives a day before his tilak ceremony in Saifai. (PTI Photo)
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