Man pushes away brother, marries his bride at last moment
A marriage was interrupted in Vellore when a man pushed aside his elder brother and tied a thali (holy thread) around the 20-year-old bride's neck. The two had secretly been dating after he visited her to arrange his elder brother's marriage. The younger brother was beaten up, the elder brother remains missing while the bride refused to marry anyone else.
An incident that resembles a Bollywood plot occurred near Vellore's Tirupattur area, where an arranged marriage was to take place. The marriage happened but with a twist. An arranged marriage was supposed to take place between a man and a 20-year-old girl from Rajapalayam on June 1 at Bala Murugan Temple at Ilayampatti.On the wedding day, when the priest asked the man to tie a thali (holy thread) around the bride's neck, the man's younger brother who was standing near him suddenly pulled out another thali kept in his shirt pocked and tied it to the bride. Also read: No more extravagant wedding? Bill in LS seeks cap on guestsThe man's younger brother was standing near him and pushed him aside to tie the thali to the bride, as reported by New Indian Express. Both the families were shocked by what had happened but the bride remained calm. The situation became clearer when the bride refused to remove the thali. Then, the bride and the younger brother revealed that they had been in a relationship since the time they met at Rajapalayam a few months back. The younger brother had gone to her house to arrange the marriage for his elder brother. Also read: Odisha man breaks barriers to marry transgenderBoth the parties were shocked and allegedly the younger brother was beaten up. Even the girl refused to marry one else despite her family refusing to accept the marriage and forcibly removing her thali. 