Woman advised against inter-faith marriage

Mangaluru: After a wedding invitation of a Hindu woman marrying a man of a different faith went viral, Hindu activists made attempts to convince the girl to not have the marriage.
A delegation of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists visited the house of the bride-to-be on Saturday. She is set to get married in a ceremony to be held in Kannur on November 29.
Sharan Pumpwell, Mangaluru division secretary,VHP, said that once the invitation went viral, they reached out to the family of the woman, and tried to convince her family and her about “the future of such marriages.” A delegation that included Gurupura Vajradehi Mutt seer Sri Rajashekarananda Swami met the girl and interacted with her family. “We are not against love marriages. Our only concern is about Hindu girls being misused in the name of interfaith marriages. The girl has told us that even if she marries, she will not change her religion. We have tried our best to convince her, by presenting before her several examples,” he said.
Meanwhile, sources close to the family said that all the necessary preparations for the wedding have been made. The family has been stressed out since they started receiving calls from various organisations, after the news of the interfaith marriage spread.