Monday, September 18, 2006

CAN'T MARRY HER, SHE'S TOO UGLY.....

Oh this made my day...........

Claiming that the bride in an arranged marriage was too homely for his son, a Massachusetts man is suing friends who sought to set up the New Delhi nuptials. In his lawsuit, Dr. Vijai Pandey contends that he traveled with his family to India to meet his 37-year-old son Pranjul's future wife, but was "extremely shocked" to discover that the woman was "ugly," had "protruded bad teeth," and could not speak English or hold a conversation. The family called off the ceremony, noted Pandey in his Hampden Superior Court complaint, a copy of which you can find below. The lawsuit, which seeks $200,000 in damages, names as defendants Lallan and Kanti Giri, a Maryland couple whose niece was the proposed bride. As Pandey sees it, the Giris are guilty of, among other things, fraud and conspiracy for trying to arrange a union with their unattractive relative. Along with supposedly suffering emotional distress, Pandey alleges that the derailed wedding cost him money spent on travel and long-distance telephone calls. Smokinggun.

My take on the US South coming soon.

3 Comments:

Blogger Tom Hilton said...

Looking forward to your post on Mississippi. I lived there as a child, from 1965-67...while my parents were working in the civil rights movement. (Needless to say, this has rather jaundiced my perception of the place.) I'm very interested to hear what it's like today...what's changed...and what hasn't.

12:58 PM  
Blogger Rocketstar said...

Hey Dem I work with a lot of Indians (dot not feather) and they all have arranged marriages, but I have never heard of this happening. Usually the parents know the girl and her family before setting up the mariage.

It sure is a different way of life...

7:42 PM  
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1:21 AM  

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