Naresh was engaged to Priya for the past three years and had scheduled their wedding in Jodhpur on Nov 7. PHOTO: TWITTER
Pakistani citizen, Priya Bachchani from Karachi, along with 35 of her family members reached Jodhpur on Sunday for her wedding after seeking the Indian foreign minister's help to obtain visas.
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Priya got engaged to Naresh Tewani from Jodhpur, India, three years ago and their wedding was scheduled to take place in Jodhpur on November 7. However, when a month after applying for their visas, Priya and her family did not hear back from the Indian Embassy in Pakistan, the groom decided to tweet to the Indian foreign minister to intervene.
@SushmaSwaraj @ Mam my marriage is on 7th nov.My fiance is from karachi,Pak.Her family did'nt getting the visa.Nw only u r my hope.pls help
— Naresh Tewani (@TewaniNaresh) October 5, 2016
@SushmaSwaraj @narendramodi @MEAIndia Plz hlp me# frm India marriage with Priya frm Pak @ 7 nov Visa issue #IndPakHinduMarriage7Nov
— Naresh Tewani (@TewaniNaresh) October 6, 2016
Swaraj was quick to respond to Tewani's request and the bride and her family were soon granted Indian visas. "We are thankful for the quick response of the minister. All the 35 members got their visas to come to Jodhpur, though, in two parts," said Naresh.
आप चिंता न करें. हम वीज़ा दिलवा देंगे. Pl do not worry. We will issue the Visa. pic.twitter.com/yubcZXcQKG https://t.co/8jUPo6VUvi
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) October 7, 2016
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Priya and her family reached Jodhpur and the wedding was held on Monday as planned. While some members of the bride's family came through the Wagah border, others took the Thar Express. "I am very happy that everything has gone on as planned and we are enjoying the ceremonies here," said Priya.
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The groom's father, Kanhaiya Lal Tewani, said that they had applied for visa well in time keeping the wedding schedule in mind. "We started preparations accordingly, right from arranging accommodation for them to sending invitation cards. But when there was a delay in obtaining visas, and we halted preparations and focused entirely on getting the same issued by the Indian Embassy in Pakistan," he said.
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This is not the first time the Indian foreign minister has come to the aid of a Pakistani citizen. Last month, Pakistani citizen Aliya Harir reached out to Swaraj to ensure her delegation's safe return to Pakistan after the 11th Global Youth Peace Festival in Chandigarh. She received a reassuring response from Swaraj and reached Pakistan safely despite rising tensions between the two countries. The Indian External Affairs minister also directed the Indian embassy in Indonesia to grant visa to a Pakistani-origin woman whose ailing husband had to undergo liver transplant in Chennai.
This article originally appeared on Times of India.
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