The father of Monalisa Bhonsle, the younger girl who shot to fame in the course of the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela final yr, on Friday sought the intervention of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to convey her again to the state safely after she married a Muslim man in Kerala.
Monalisa Bhonsle (18), from Maheshwar city in Madhya Pradesh and belonging to the nomadic Pardhi group, married Farman Khan on Wednesday on the Nainar Temple at Arumanoor in Poovar, Kerala, within the presence of some state ministers.
After getting back from Kerala, her father, Jayasingh Bhonsle, alleged that his daughter had change into a sufferer of “love jihad”, a time period utilized by right-wing teams to assert that Muslim males lure Hindu ladies into relationships and marriage to transform them to Islam.
“My daughter has earned name across the country. I request Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to ensure Monalisa is brought back to MP safely. She has been trapped deceitfully by a Muslim youth, Farman Khan. It is a case of love jihad,” Jayasingh Bhonsle instructed reporters.
He stated he was conscious that his daughter was pursuing alternatives in movies and needed to make a reputation for herself within the trade.
“I was told that my daughter was acting in two films. She herself had said some people were teaching her acting and dance. They said they would train her so she could work in films in the future. I did not know something like this would happen,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Hindu Jagran Manch functionaries Sameer Mahule and Bhupendra Chauhan stated efforts could be made to steer Monalisa to return house.
However, Monalisa rejected the allegations and stated the wedding was her personal determination. Addressing a press convention in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday, she stated her marriage ceremony to a Muslim man was by selection and performed based on Hindu customs.
The Indore girl, who turned an web sensation in the course of the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela and got here to be often called the “Kumbh Mela girl”, appeared earlier than the media alongside along with her associate Farman Khan and dismissed allegations of “love jihad” and spiritual conversion.
The newly married couple stated the rumours had been unfounded and harassed that neither of them had modified their religion after the marriage. They stated their relationship was based mostly on mutual respect and that faith had by no means been a situation for his or her marriage.
“Our marriage was solemnised according to Hindu rituals. To be honest, he didn’t actually want to marry me, but I was the one who insisted. I practically forced him to marry me,” Monalisa stated.
Monalisa, the eldest of 4 kids, additionally stated her dad and mom needed her to marry her paternal aunt’s son, which she opposed. She added that her father was upset along with her determination.
The couple tied the knot on the Nainar Temple in Thiruvananthapuram after approaching the Thampanoor police station for help amid resistance from Monalisa’s household. Police stated she had approached them searching for safety earlier than the wedding.
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