The wedding was organized at Hotel Denissons, a five-star hotel located in Gokul Road at Dollars Colony.
A galaxy of VIPs, including Home Minister Amit Shah, descended in Hubli to attend the wedding of Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi’s daughter. Joshi’s eldest daughter Arpita got married to KS Hrushikesh.
Karnataka Chief Minister (a Hubballi native) Basavaraj Bommai arrived in Hubli Tuesday itself and was present at the airport to receive the VIPS at Hubli airport.
Among the VVIP guests were Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot, Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, and Dharmendra Pradhan. Former Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar, MLC Pradeep Shettar, and Minister Shankar Munenakoppa, all Hubli residents were seen at the event.
The wedding was organized at Hotel Denissons, a five-star hotel located in Gokul Road at Dollars Colony.
ಇಂದು ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜರುಗಿದ ನನ್ನ ಮಗಳ ಮದುವೆಗೆ ಆಗಮಿಸಿ ವಧು ವರರನ್ನು ಆಶೀರ್ವದಿಸಿದ ಘನತೆವತ್ತ ರಾಜ್ಯಪಾಲರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಥಾವರ್ ಚಂದ್ ಗೆಹ್ಲೋಟ್
— Pralhad Joshi (@JoshiPralhad) September 2, 2021
ಅವರಿಗೆ ಜೋಶಿ ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಪರವಾಗಿ ತುಂಬು ಹೃದಯದ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು.@TCGEHLOT pic.twitter.com/e5T67FzJCO
Thousands of guests were seen attending the star-studded wedding. Joshi has three daughters, and the elder daughter got married today.
The nuptials took place on Wednesday evening, and a lavish reception was held on Thursday evening. Mr Joshi tweeted the photos of the wedding.
Thank you, Shri @TCGEHLOT ji, Shri @arjunrammeghwal ji & Shri @JagadishShettar ji for blessing the couple at my daughter's wedding in Hubballi. The entire Joshi family is grateful for your presence and warm wishes. pic.twitter.com/hx6qF081fa
— Pralhad Joshi (@JoshiPralhad) September 1, 2021
Pralhad Joshi dances with his wife
Pralhad Joshi shook his legs with his wife Jyothi in front of all the guests at the reception.
The Joshi couple danced to the super hit Kannada song “endendu ninnanu maretu naaniralaare” sung by Late Dr. Raj Kumar from the movie “Eradu Kanasu.”
Hubli Times uploaded the video on Youtube which went viral on social media.
Joshi, who is emotionally connected to his daughters, tweeted, “My daughters are my pride. Seeing them grow has been the greatest joy ever”.
Relaying of Gokul Road for VIPs triggers row
Relaying the road connecting the Hubli airport to Hotel Denissons has snowballed into a controversy with Akshay Colony residents and Congress leaders accusing the road was being relaid for the VVIPs attending Joshi’s daughters’ wedding.
HDSCL Managing Director C W Shakeel Ahmed said, “It is just a coincidence that we took up this road work last week and the wedding venue also happens to be on this stretch.”
Joshi also responded to the allegations and said, he had not instructed any official to relay the roads. Deccan Herald quoted him as saying, “I am not even aware under which project they have taken up the work. Unnecessary controversy is being created by linking things to my daughter’s wedding.”