Reddys, a Rs 500 cr wedding and the BJP connect: What you need to know
Sources said some 50,000 people, including politicians and celebrities, have been invited for the wedding Mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy has returned to Bellary in Karnataka with a bang and is hosting an over Rs 500 crore lavish wedding of his daughter at the Bangalore Palace grounds on Wednesday. The details of the marriage have taken social media by storm at a time when the nation is scrambling for cash after the government's demonetisation announcement. The Bellary mining baron was arrested in 2011 on charges of illegally mining iron ore and was in prison for over three years. Reddy was also the state tourism minister in BS Yeddyurappa’s government before his arrest. Reddy is said to have minted Rs 5,000 crore through iron ore mining in Bellary. The criminal charges against Reddy relate to the Andhra Pradesh branch of the multi-billion dollar mining empire he runs with family and two brothers, popularly called the Bellary brothers. Several reports suggested ...