Varanasi: Defence minister Rajnath Singh attended the marriage ceremony of his adopted son Dr. Brijendra Singh and gave blessings to the newly-wed couple in Saidpur area of Ghazipur district on Saturday.
The defence minister had adopted Brijendra in 2002 when he was the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. Interestingly, most people were not aware about it before the marriage. Even the bride’s family was not aware about Brijendra’s relationship with the defence minister. Bride Preetika’s father Prem Chand is an employee of a rifle factory under the ministry of defence in West Bengal.
Preetika did his post graduation and BEd from Kolkata University.
While talking to reporters, the defence minister said that he had adopted two poor children when he was the chief minister. Brijendra is one of them, and he is working at a government hospital.
To a query, he lauded the valour of the armed forces and said no one should doubt their capability and courage. “Every Indian is proud of the bravery of Indian armed forces. It is unfortunate that the opposition is raising questions even after the Chinese army moved back at the LAC,” said the defence minister.