AIADMK MLA weds lover amid kin’s opposition

The 39-year-old Kallakurichi MLAu was in love with S Soundarya, a second-year BA student from his village in Thiyagathurukkam. Since the family members of the MLA wanted to marry off him, they went to Soundarya’s house to discuss the wedding. But Soundarya’s parents refused the proposal.

Due to that, the MLA is also believed to have asked his family to look for another girl. Meanwhile, Soundarya had reportedly contacted Prabhu and expressed her willingness to marry him and so Prabhu called her to his house and she was kept under his custody for the past few days. Subsequently, Prabhu’s family went again to Soundarya’s house to convince them once again, but her parents continued to refuse, citing age difference.

In this backdrop, the family members of the MLA arranged the marriage on September 5 at around 5.40 am at Prabhu’s house in a simple way. Meanwhile, on information about the wedding, Soundarya’s father Swaminathan (49), priest at Malaiamman temple in Thiyagathurukam rushed to the house of Prabhu and attempted to commit suicide by pouring kerosene over him.

Thiyagathurukkam police rushed to the spot and pacified him. Swaminathan told police that he was not against love nor inter-caste wedding but the age difference bothered him. Meanwhile, the MLA and his family are planning for a grand reception.