Former UK prime minister Tony Blair was among the international dignitaries who attended the ‘Shubh Ashirwad’ ceremony for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai on Saturday.
In a video posted by paparazzo Manav Manglani on Instagram, Blair was seen meeting and greeting the other guests, including FIFA President Gianni Infantino. The former prime minister sported a blue Bandhgala by designer Raghavendra Rathore. He was accompanied by wife Cherie Blair who wrote a saree.
Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani, married Radhika Merchant, daughter of pharmaceutical tycoon Viren Merchant in a star-studded ceremony on Friday. The wedding was followed by a ‘Shubh Aashirwad’ ceremony on Saturday and a formal reception will be held on Sunday.
The attendees included Bollywood icons Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, and Ranbir Kapoor; cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, and Suryakumar Yadav.
Former British prime ministers Tony Blair and Boris Johnson and Saudi Aramco CEO Amin H Nasser were also on the guest list.
Politicians who attended the wedding included Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, and Shiv Sena (UBT) head Uddhav Thackeray. Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais also attended the reception.
Shankaracharya of Dwarka Peeth Swami Sadananda Saraswati and Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath Swami Avimukteshwaranand also attended the event.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his deputy Pawan Kalyan, too, were in attendance. NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar and Congress leader Kamal Nath were also among the attendees at the event.
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