| PM Modi, Rajnath Singh grace high-profile Royal Wedding reception of Martand Singh, Rhea Badal in Delhi | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Nov 12: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with several senior Union Ministers, prominent political leaders, members of erstwhile royal families, industrialists, diplomats and dignitaries, graced the high-profile wedding reception of Rajkumar Martand Singh, scion of the erstwhile Dogra royal family of Jammu and Kashmir, and Rhea Badal, daughter of senior BJP leader and former Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal, in New Delhi.
As per the official press release issued today, the grand reception, hosted at New Delhi, brought together distinguished personalities from the country's political, royal and spiritual circles, marking the matrimonial alliance between two prominent families with longstanding political and historical legacies.
Rajkumar Martand Singh is the son of Yuvraj Vikramaditya Singh and Yuvrani Chitrangada Raje (elder sister of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia) and grandson of veteran statesman and former Union Minister Dr. Karan Singh. Rhea Badal is the daughter of BJP National Vice-President Manpreet Singh Badal and Vinu Badal.
Prime Minister Modi extended his warm greetings and blessings to the newlyweds and interacted with members of both families during the reception.
Among the distinguished guests were Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is also the groom's maternal uncle.
Spiritual leader Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon, head of Radha Soami Satsang Beas, also attended the reception and blessed the couple. Prominent and present from J&K were Former Chief Ministers Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Former CJI TS Thakur and MoS PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh. The Chief Minister of Haryana, Nayab Saini and Lok Sabha MP Anurag Thakur also attended the wedding reception. The US Ambassador and Special Envoy Sergio Gor also graced the occasion. The Principal Secretary to PM Modi, PK Mishra also came to the event to bless the newlywed couple.
Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal and former Union Minister and Member of Parliament Harsimrat Kaur Badal were also among the prominent political personalities who attended the celebration.
The glittering gathering also witnessed the presence of members of several erstwhile royal families, including those of Gwalior, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Bastar and Patiala, reflecting the longstanding familial and cultural ties among India's former princely houses.
The occasion stood out as a rare convergence of prominent personalities from diverse political backgrounds, erstwhile royal lineages and spiritual institutions.
Yuvraj Vikramaditya Singh and Yuvrani Chitrangada Raje expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other distinguished dignitaries for gracing the wedding reception and blessing the newlyweds. |
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