How one lavish wedding is shining a light on poverty in India | DW News

A glittering guest list is just one highlight when the son of Asia's richest man is getting married. Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's extravagant four-day wedding is underway in Mumbai after months of preparatory celebrations. However, the lavish nuptials have sparked criticism and highlighted the stark inequalities in India.

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[Jancan]

Let the rich spend the money, better than hoarding the cash

[satoru-gojjo]

The same media says india is poor and the same media questions ... Why buying cheap oil..??..

[dhrubajyotidebnath]

How can someone's wedding become an international news 😂😂😂😂😂, really they don't have anyother thing to report

[deepakjyotithakur]

Dear Germans, poverty is everywhere your Germany too

[Random-oek]

On average Indians spend 20-25% of their savings in their weddings, while Ambanis spending 0.5% of theirs is way too less... Indian weddings are meant to be lavish.

[Priyadr.]

Why India's poverty is Germany's media concern? Why are you jealous? Why do you care about what they did for their son? Stop being obsessed with India's poverty.

[Meverythinginnovative]

First of all I am very sorry to see all western and foreign media crying 😂😂😂

[Kasgr-pu]

Britian can return the money they took from Bharat and we will take care of the poor. Then everyone in Bharat will have a 320 million dollar wedding 😂😂😂

[Chemith-fe]

May God bless them with good health and happiness

[minilroy]

Whether he spent money or not, those in poverty remains almost same.
I'm glad that this spending created many jobs atleast.

[razar]

Funny seeing Bhakts defending a billionaire in the comments 😂😂

[Uchihaanimeworld]

This is better than hiding money. At least this money they are spending is reaching the economy. Money should roll like a coin, the rich should spend their money.

[michaelmallal]

If they're spending money why complain?

[maseehinc]

There is too much poverty. Rich are getting much more richer.

[saurabhkakkar]

Its not ambani's duty to eradicate poverty in India...they have the money and right to spend it the way they wanted.

[alvinjun]

why? its thier money his father or family work hard on to earn that money why its their problem when its come to other people its the problem of the government;

[timobrien]

India's poverty problem is mainly due to overpopulation. I don't think blaming rich people does anything to solve the problem.

[GovtExamPrepHub]

Why dw and other western media care about Ambani....
It's their son's wedding

[siddharth.tiwari]

He provides employment to millions of Indians think twice before criticizing
him, do you do for even 100 people ?

[monerkotha]

Wealth and poverty coexist in every country. India is not all about poverty. This is a very typical western view about India. Come to India and see the progress. Don’t get educated by leftists about India.