A controversial Indian mining tycoon has taken over a royal palace and flown in Brazilian dancers at a reported cost of 5bn rupees (£59m) to celebrate his daughter’s wedding. But one associate defended the lavish expenditure, saying Reddy wanted people to remember the wedding of his only daughter. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Gali Janardhan Reddy, centre of the screen, with his daughter and son-in-law during the wedding. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images“It is unfortunate that a daughter’s wedding has been made an issue out of envy and rivalry,” Manju Swamy told AFP before the party. “What’s wrong in conducting a daughter’s wedding on a grand scale?

Source: The Guardian November 16, 2016 18:50 UTC