Reliance group chairman Mukesh Ambani's youngest son, Anant Ambani, is set to marry Radhika Merchant, daughter of pharma tycoons Viren and Shaila Merchant, on Thursday, July 12. The wedding will be at the Jio Convention Centre in Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), with the global who's who from the political world in attendance.
Among the top politicians, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also expected to attend the wedding, according to a report in Free Press Journal. Former President Ram Nath Kovind, Chief Ministers and senior leaders across party lines will also attend the gala wedding celebrations that will span over three days, according to a report in CNBC.
Here is a list of the guests from the political world.
Though it has not been confirmed how long the Prime Minister will stay, reports suggest that he will bless the couple and leave. Modi is likely to make a fleeting appearance, reports suggested.
-Former President Ram Nath Kovind is also expected to be among the guests at the wedding.
-Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
-Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav
-Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu
-Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde
-Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
-The Thackeray family
-West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has already arrived in Mumbai to attend the wedding. “I am going to Mumbai for the wedding of Mukesh Ambani's son,” Banerjee said on Thursday.
-Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin
-Congress leader Salman Khurshid
-Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal
-Congress leader Sachin Pilot
-Congress leader Digvijaya Singh
-Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair
-Former UK PM Boris Johnson
- Former Italian PM Matteo Renzi
-Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed
-Tanzania President HE Samia Suluhu Hassan
- Former Austrian PM Sebastian Kurz
-Former Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Ex-Swedish PM Carl Bildt
On July 4, Mukesh Ambani reportedly visited Congress leader Sonia Gandhi at her residence at 10 Janpath to invite her to the wedding. However, no member of the Gandhi family will be present at the wedding, according to reports. Sonia Gandhi would extend her best wishes to the Ambani family, a report in ABP said.
Among other guests expected to attend the Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant wedding include Gautam Adani, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Nick Jonas, Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan, Janhvi Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Kim and Khloe Kardashian, boxer Mike Tyson, former UK prime ministers, and other global business tycoons.
