111 tie knot in Surat mass wedding

Gujarat Chief minister Anandiben Patel who was scheduled to attend the function failed to turn up due to viral fever but she sent a message and blessed the couples.

The programme was organised by P P Sawani group, which runs five schools and a multi-specialty hospital. The family members of both bride and groom were present in the small pandal made in the huge ground, where hindu priests carried out the ceremonies as per ritual. The nikah ceremony was organised on the main stage in the presence of dignitaries of different political parties and religious leaders.

Sawani remained present in the pandal and blessed the girls. After the nikah, the newly wed were blessed by political and religious leaders.
Among the dignitaries present were Governor Vajubhai Wala, BJP central and state-level leaders and Minister Purshottam Rupala, Mangubhai Patel, Bharatsinh Parmar, Jayesh Radadia, Ranjeet Gilitwala, alogng with Sadhvi Rutambara, Swami Narayan. BJP sources said that CM Anandiben Patel could not attend the function due to ill health but her message to the couples was conveyed on the mike. In her message she also praised the initiative by Sawani.

A representative of the Guinness Book of World records Eva was also present on the main stage. Eva gave a certificate of world record to Sawani, for mehendi (heena tattoo) being done on 521 girls in the Abrahma farm.  All the politicial leaders, in their speech, appreciated the step taken by Sawani group for such a noble cause. Sawani said, “We have borne all the expenses of all these girls  and I personally remained present, like their father, in each pandal. I am thankful to the family members of all the people who attended the ceremony and even the political personalities. We started such functions in 2007 with two girls and now we have reached 111 girls. We will continue the trend in coming years.”