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Bollywood star married to a tree (or two) |
2007-02-04 |
Patna • A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Patna High Court against Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai for marrying trees to overcome astrological differences with her fiancé Abhishek Bachchan. Lawyer Shruti Singh, who filed the PIL earlier this week, says the ritual promotes untouchability. "I filed a PIL to stop such practices as reportedly conducted by actor Amitabh Bachchan for his future daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai. It is in violation of Article 17 of the Constitution, which prohibits untouchability. It also violates fundamental human rights," said Shruti. Aishwarya is a Manglik (astrologically Mars-bearing), which is believed to have negative consequences for her impending marriage. The actress is said to have married a peepal tree at Benaras, a banana tree at a Bangalore temple and a god's idol in Ayodhya. According to Shruti, the fact that Aishwarya had to marry the trees and the idol before marrying Abhishek, who is a non-Manglik, amounts to untouchability. "The rituals performed by Aishwarya, Amitabh and Abhishek would only promote superstitions and blind faith among common people," Shruti, who is also a women's rights activist said. The activist has also demanded a public apology from the Bachchan family for asking Aishwarya to enter into such false marriages. |
Posted by:Classer |
#9 Hey, the youngest son's girlfriend was making him watch one of her bollywood classics and after an hour or so SHE FELL asleep! He responded as any red blooded male would... snuck into the next room and fired up WoW. Left the bollywood tome blaring with the door closed so as not to wake her... |
Posted by: 3dc 2007-02-04 22:57 |
#8 Look, cut the girl some slack. All she is doing by marrying the trees is insuring that she gets plenty of wood whenever she wants it : just hope she stuck to one side of the evergreen/deciduous schism -- that can get ugly. |
Posted by: Shieldwolf 2007-02-04 18:17 |
#7 Did she marry a tree, a two or a three? |
Posted by: JFM 2007-02-04 17:14 |
#6 She's taken |
Posted by: john 2007-02-04 16:44 |
#5 Got wood? |
Posted by: ed 2007-02-04 16:42 |
#4 I'd stand still and grow bark if she looks like that! |
Posted by: Elmereter Hupash6222 2007-02-04 16:36 |
#3 I wonder if Aishwarya's image would fit on the Rantburg Defender-Scimitar's front page? *hint hint* |
Posted by: Sic_Semper_Tyrannus 2007-02-04 15:17 |
#2 It is these sorts of frivolous legal actions, hundreds of miles away, in a different legal jurisdiction, that clog the Indian justice system. |
Posted by: john 2007-02-04 14:06 |
#1 Untouchable? I don't think so. |
Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-02-04 13:46 |