In a wedding to be solemnised in Tamil Nadu's Salem on Sunday (June 13), the bride named P Mamata Banerjee will marry groom AM Socialism.?
The wedding invitation has left people bemused and wondering if the card is legitimate or edited. What¡¯s more, the card also mentions the names of the groom¡¯s elder brothers?¡ª AM Communism and AM Leninism.
The invitation was published on Monday and since then the family members had to answer several calls confirming the authenticity of the card. The groom is the son of Lenin Mohan, aka A Mohan, who is the district secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) in Salem.
While explaining the unique naming tradition in his family, Mohan told The Indian Express, "After the Soviet Union was dissolved, people were saying that communism has fallen and the ideology won¡¯t prosper anywhere in the world. ?There was a news clip on Doordarshan with regards to this and at that time, my wife gave birth to my elder son. I decided immediately to name him communism as I believed that till the human race exists, communism won¡¯t fall."??
Furthermore,?Mohan revealed that in Kattur village, where majority of the people follow communism,?it is not uncommon to find names such as Russia, Moscow, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Vietnam, Venmani, etc.
The groom's father added, "Leaders, countries, ideologies ¡ª people name their children after this. I wanted to name my children after ideology. All three sons are uniformly named."? ?
Since the family was unable to invite people for the wedding due to the?Covid-induced restrictions,?they chose not to print a physical invite. Instead, they published the card in ¡®Jana Sakthi¡¯, the Tamil mouth piece of the CPI.? ?
The marriage is slated to take place on June 13 at the bride¡¯s house in Amanikondalampatti village. CPI state secretary R Mutharasan,? MP K Subburayan have also been invited for the event, The Indian Express reported.?
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