Overview
- In a grand reception on June 2 in Patna, Khan Sir introduced his wife to around 5,000 guests, including politician Tejashwi Yadav and educator Alakh Pandey.
- His wife, AS Khan, wore a red bridal lehenga with a heavy gold-embroidered veil that covered her face throughout the event, prompting a wave of online criticism.
- On June 16, the educator spoke to ANI in a podcast and said the veil was his wife’s personal decision to capture the unique identity she had dreamed of since childhood.
- He said he cautioned her about potential backlash before ultimately supporting her wish to stand out among well-dressed attendees.
- Khan Sir, whose real name is Faisal Khan, runs the Khan GS Research Centre in Patna and has over 24 million YouTube subscribers, while AS Khan is a government official from Siwan, Bihar.