To find the Ambani wedding distasteful

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I know everyone can do what they like , it's their money . But such an extravagant event in a place where a large proportion of the population live in slum conditions is rather unsettling.? Plus the bride is stunning but the groom unfortunately does not come across as an individual with a lot

of intelligence . Before I get flamed , he and his family are encouraging the public to view them and I guess are expecting admiration.

I don't agree it is jealousy; rather disgust at the vulgarity of it all. I am glad that some business people made money but that is incidental, and the money never trickles down to the very poorest.

Billionaires (which this family are) are of a different order of wealth from mere millionaires....it is good to be aware of that.

What I do think though is that we are in no position to be judgmental towards the people of India, as we have our own grotesque social divisions and a monarchy that legitimises and underpins an unequal class structure.

There's really 3 year olds sleeping on their own? This went through my heart

India doesn't have a welfare state we do.

Many Indians are Hindues. They believe it is Karmic what your life is like.
so they won't feel guilty,

False.

And false.

India is in fact a welfare state.
And those pesky Hindus do actually feel human emotions like guilt, sympathy and empathy.

@mnhq how has this thread been allowed to stand with the amount of racist comments?

WTF? I am a Hindu though not a practising one. Astonishing that I apparently believe it's OK for children to live in poverty. Oops, my religion made me!

There are plenty of families in the UK who use food banks. Some on MN even. Is that because Christianity makes people not feel guilty?

Yes, this thread has tipped into full blown racism and ignorance. And white saviourism.

I reported you for your hateful speech but apparently MNHQ don’t think anti-Hindu sentiment matters. What a hideous statement to make.

The Ambani wedding was distastefully ostentatious, yes, but the outright racism on this thread is more distasteful. Pretty rich coming from the British with no acknowledgment of the resource stripping and social division brought about by colonialism. The white saviour complex (I would never give to Indian charities… why does Britain give aid to India… etc etc) is also pretty outrageous.

It is very easy to want to reduce an entire sub-continent and religion to a soundbite based on your week long trip to India- Hindus feel no human emotions- but maybe you could replace Hindu by another ethnic group and see how that sounds.

I haven't reported because people need to see why the MN sub forums were needed. Though I don't want to consume myself to them.

You're not wrong there

Confine not consume!

Number three. You aren’t seriously asking that?

Yes I’m asking. Do you guys question the number folks relying on Food banks and children missing meals when you celebrate Royalty in this country??

Ambani's are private citizens and donate millions and provide employment to millions

I can't argue with that, though unlike in India very few people actually starve in the UK

I do wish though that people would at least take the trouble to inform themselves about some of the religious/cultural attitudes and beliefs at play here. It all reminds me of the horrifiied posts during Covid "OMG look, they're having to cremate people on bonfires outside now!!", with no understanding at all of why that happens

Yes, marriage is like in England and the upper classes - a business transaction. These families will be stronger bonded together. They weren’t going to allow a Dalit to marry him.

So “India loves them” but the UK has to hate our royals?
How does that work?
Fairly sure all mega wealthy people employ lots of people. Does employing people mean everyone should overlook behaviour?

All of India absolutely does not love the Ambanis. There have been plenty of concerns about the Ambanis raised in the Indian press. If people only bothered to read them.

As for it being a marriage of two dynasties and a business transaction, of course. Like the royals or the super rich everywhere. You are not going to find Prince George marrying a Muslim woman for love either. Or Taylor Swift marrying the guy who serves her at McDonalds. Romance is a luxury for the top 1%.

Modi doesn’t factor in for the Tatas, Ambanis and Murthys. Yes when it comes to Adanis … similar sounding same to Ambanis….

SM has blown it out of proportions. Think about of same tik tokers and instagrams did this with Harry’s wedding , Sultan’s wedding which were same at 3digit in Millions

I think most people don’t get their business relationships behind these celebrities showing up.

Ambanis produce Indian films and TV . Also have streaming platform that give a Netflix a run for the money. Naturally all entertainment celebrities are dancing at the procession

Rihanna charged for engagement show but also signed for her brand launch in india. Guess what they have launched several high profile brands in india.

zukerberg, bezos came because Ambanis are leading in 5G in India

No effing clue what Bojo and Blair are attending. I would like to know.

BTW the groom is asthmatic and is on steroids so cannot control his weight. He is marrying his childhood sweetheart who belongs the biggest Pharma tycoon, usual billionaires marrying billionaires… no surprises

all this hype is due to Social media, can you imagine if Diana/charles , Harry/Meghan wedding getting this kind of attention.

Megs did invite Hollywood to her wedding… half of them didn’t even know her. But Royalty has attraction and so does the richest fam in Asia

all this hype is due to Social media, can you imagine if Diana/charles , Harry/Meghan wedding getting this kind of attention

750 million people watched Charles Marry Diana, 2 billion watched Diana's funeral

Id think that was some type of attention back in the early 80s and 97

I was just talking about this family as they high profile right now.

wish them well but totally get why majority feel nauseous.

Hilarious that Rihanna launching her wares in a country that hates Black people.

That’s capitalism on acid.

Plenty of black people live in India not to mention that the average Indian is dark skin much darker than Rihana that's why bleaching creams are so popular over there.

I changed my mind and reported this racist crap. Unsurprisingly it has been allowed to stay up. Apparently its OK to accuse millions of people of not having any human feelings.

Your nan was evidently a succinct and classy lady.

Thank you. Even poor people in India are richer than rich people in the UK given Indians don't live off benefits 😀

It’s the use of ‘they’ that really grates. Stereotyping one religious group as one homogenous uncaring cruel mass of people. Ugh.

You didn't have to accept the invitation.