Kerala mosque hosts Hindu wedding, gets CM Pinarayi pat

The bride and groom interacting with the media after the wedding. (Express photo)

Anju lost her father Ashokan two years ago. Since then, her mother Bindu had been struggling to find resources to organise her daughter’s wedding. Recently, she approached the local mosque for financial help. The Masjid committee then decided to bear the wedding expenses.

Masjid committee member P Nazir stepped in with 10 gold sovereigns and Rs 2 lakh towards the marriage expenses. The committee’s members were at the forefront of the arrangements for the ceremony. The gates of the mosque were decorated in traditional Hindu style. Before the auspicious time for the wedding, Muslim women ushered in the bride and the bridegroom.

Guests from both Hindu and Muslim communities were in attendance at the wedding. (Express wedding)

Hailing the gesture of the Masjid committee, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in a Facebook post, “Kerala has always put forward lovely models of religious harmony. The marriage at Cheravally has scripted a new chapter in that chronicle of religious harmony. When concerted attempts are going on to divide people, they have inspired us to break such religious barriers. We can loudly say that we are one,’’ he said.