In
a second case of its kind, a 19-year-old girl, Meymin, from Pulgaon
Village, Durg district of Chhattisgarh, refused to marry her groom who
turned up drunk for their wedding ceremony on April 28.
Call it a coincidence, though this incident has come to light on Friday, close on the heals of similar rebuke to an inebriated groom by a Kanpur based young girl, Neha, both incidents happened on the same night, Tuesday. While Kanpur and Durg are hundreds of miles apart and there could be a sharp contrast between the educational and family backgrounds of the two girls, the sheer grit shown by them has stark similarities.
According to reports reaching here, the drunk groom, Chetan Yadav, started misbehaving with Meymin's father, Nandu Yadav, minutes before the customary ceremony of exchanging garlands (jaimala). Unable to stand her father's humiliation, Meymin, who was dressed in her bridal attire, protested at the groom's behaviour and publicly declared that she would not marry the drunken man.
Though her decision shocked many who were present there, her family was supportive of her and decided to call off the wedding. Nandu Yadav said he was proud of his daughter's decision and expressed surprise at the groom and his family for turning up drunk at the wedding ceremony.
"It was not only the groom but his relatives too were sozzled," said Nandu while thanking go that the reality of the groom's family was exposed before Meymin tied the knot.
Unlike the Kanpur incident where the groom's family futilely tried to lodge a complaint against the girl's family, Chetan Yadav's, who hailed from Khurati village of Rajnandgaon district, preferred to walk away after making some noises.
Many locals in Pulgaon villages have hailed the courage shown by the girl.
--TOI
Call it a coincidence, though this incident has come to light on Friday, close on the heals of similar rebuke to an inebriated groom by a Kanpur based young girl, Neha, both incidents happened on the same night, Tuesday. While Kanpur and Durg are hundreds of miles apart and there could be a sharp contrast between the educational and family backgrounds of the two girls, the sheer grit shown by them has stark similarities.
According to reports reaching here, the drunk groom, Chetan Yadav, started misbehaving with Meymin's father, Nandu Yadav, minutes before the customary ceremony of exchanging garlands (jaimala). Unable to stand her father's humiliation, Meymin, who was dressed in her bridal attire, protested at the groom's behaviour and publicly declared that she would not marry the drunken man.
Though her decision shocked many who were present there, her family was supportive of her and decided to call off the wedding. Nandu Yadav said he was proud of his daughter's decision and expressed surprise at the groom and his family for turning up drunk at the wedding ceremony.
"It was not only the groom but his relatives too were sozzled," said Nandu while thanking go that the reality of the groom's family was exposed before Meymin tied the knot.
Unlike the Kanpur incident where the groom's family futilely tried to lodge a complaint against the girl's family, Chetan Yadav's, who hailed from Khurati village of Rajnandgaon district, preferred to walk away after making some noises.
Many locals in Pulgaon villages have hailed the courage shown by the girl.
--TOI
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