Thiruvananthapuram: It isn't quite how you expect to find your MP - on a swing with his new bride. But that's how Sunanda and Shashi Tharoor were spotted at a welfare home for the under-privileged in Tharoor's constituency of Thiruvananthapuram.
On 'Thiruvonam', the most auspicious day of the 10-day Onam festival, the Tharoors shared a vegetarian meal served in a plantain leaf at the home. They distributed gifts, and looked on enthusiastically as Onam folk songs were performed.
The couple was married this weekend. "I had a great time. After my wedding ceremony, the best moment that I have had is at this orphanage," said Sunanda, showing none of the nerves of a rookie political wife.
Sunanda's share in the Indian Premier League team for Kochi catapulted her then-companion and now-husband into a national controversy. Confronted with charges of misusing his public office to promote private interests, Tharoor was forced to resign. Sunanda surrendered the 70-crore sweat equity she had been promised in return for marketing the Kochi cricket team.
Recently, the couple has been photographed at places of worship of different faiths - including shrines in Maharashtra, and the Ajmer Dargah.
In the midst of the celebrations today, Shashi Tharoor said that his message is " 'Onashamsakal' which means wish you all a happy Onam. It's a time for wishing everybody prosperity, joy and peace and we wish that for everyone in Kerala, India and the world."
The cameras kept rolling.
On 'Thiruvonam', the most auspicious day of the 10-day Onam festival, the Tharoors shared a vegetarian meal served in a plantain leaf at the home. They distributed gifts, and looked on enthusiastically as Onam folk songs were performed.
The couple was married this weekend. "I had a great time. After my wedding ceremony, the best moment that I have had is at this orphanage," said Sunanda, showing none of the nerves of a rookie political wife.
Recently, the couple has been photographed at places of worship of different faiths - including shrines in Maharashtra, and the Ajmer Dargah.
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The cameras kept rolling.
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