On the occasion of Valentine’s Day, the Thanthai Periyar Dravida Kazhagam solemnised inter-religion wedding and celebrated the event by cutting cake.
Coimbatore: With Valentine's Day being celebrated all across the world on February 14, an inter religion wedding wasconducted at the Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK) here in Coimbatore.
Joseph of Vadavalli and Sowmya from Sathyamangalam in Erode district were married in the presence of TPDK, General Secretary, K Ramakrishnan and other members.
A cake cutting ceremony was organised as part of the Valentine's day celebration in which several inter-caste and inter-religion married couples took part.
Religion and castes can be abolished only through love marriages A special cell should be set up in the police force to ensure protection to such couples, said TPDK General Secretary Ramakrishnan who added that love marriages were on the rise during Covid period.
"Over 400 weddings were solemnised at Periyar Padipagam during the Covid lockdown. I have headed over 6,000 weddings thus far and those who are married are mostly happy. Reservation in education and employment should be given to the descendants of those who married from different castes and religions", he proposed.
"Love has no religion nor caste. And, so we request that our union must not be separated with these prejudices," told the newly wedded.
The newlywed expressed their happiness of being able to get tie knot on the occassion of Valentine's day.