Viral: Couple gets married on plane to avoid covid restrictions

Team Udayavani, May 24, 2021, 12:10 PM IST

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, many states across India have imposed curfews and lockdown including limited wedding guests’ restrictions. Amidst this, a couple from Tamil Nadu’s Madurai has made it into the headlines for the unique idea of getting married in presence of their loved ones.

The couple booked an entire flight from Madurai-Bangalore and tied the knot exactly when their aircraft hovered over the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple in the graceful presence of 161 relatives in the flight.

The couple, Rakesh-Dakshina, hailing from Madurai, decided to rent the plane for two hours to tie the knot up above the sky in a bid to avoid the ongoing COVID-19 wedding restrictions and curfew in Tamil Nadu.

The video of the unique wedding is going viral on social media after a user posted it on Twitter. It was captioned, “Rakesh-Dakshina from Madurai, who rented a plane for two hours and got married in the wedding sky. Family members who flew from Madurai to Bangalore after getting married by SpiceJet flight from Bangalore to Madurai.”

Rakesh-Dakshina from Madurai, who rented a plane for two hours and got married in the wedding sky. Family members who flew from Madurai to Bangalore after getting married by SpiceJet flight from Bangalore to Madurai. #COVID19India #lockdown @TV9Telugu #weddingrestrictions pic.twitter.com/9nDyn3MM4n

— DONTHU RAMESH (@DonthuRamesh) May 23, 2021

The video shows the groom tying the Mangalsutra around the bride’s neck as the relatives present during the ceremony cheer and shower them with flower petals.

The post has garnered 1.6K views so far.

Below is how the internet reacted.

The Chief Minister should act immediately and enact an Epidemic Act, if the rich know the difference between the poor and then it is joking with the country.

— Dr.Hashim Zaidi (@ecb1c7bc8e244d4) May 24, 2021

So many families striving in Bangalore for bit of income to keep their married life intact. Money would have spent on such families to keep knot intact.

— Nitin Nayak (@NitinNayak123) May 24, 2021