Overview
- The reception on August 5 at Delhi’s Hotel Lalit served as a public celebration following the couple’s intimate May ceremony in Germany.
- Leaders from Congress, TMC, BJD, Samajwadi Party, Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (SP), DMK and other parties attended, marking an uncommon display of political unity.
- Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi dined with Rajya Sabha MP Ranjeet Ranjan and mingled alongside former chief ministers Akhilesh Yadav, Revanth Reddy and Bhagwant Mann.
- Politicians including Virendra Singh and Sagarika Ghose posted congratulatory photos and messages on X, driving the event to trend across social platforms.
- Moitra, a two-term MP from Krishnanagar known for fiery parliamentary speeches, and Misra, a senior Supreme Court advocate and former Puri MP, co-hosted the high-profile reception.