Recently, a lavish wedding was held in Mumbai, India, and the protagonists of this wedding were Anant, the youngest son of the India billionaire Mukesh · Ambani· and his fiancée Radhika· McChant. However, this wedding, which was supposed to be full of joy and blessings, has aroused strong dissatisfaction and anger among the Indian people because of its staggering expenses and extravagance.
According to foreign media reports, the total cost of this wedding is as high as 500 billion Indian rupees (about 4.35 billion yuan), such a huge number is staggering. The beautiful invitations sent to the guests alone are worth $7,000 (about 50,800 yuan) each! What kind of invitation is this, it's simply an invitation inlaid with gold.
The luxury of this wedding is really jaw-dropping. Expensive flowers, decorations and lighting equipment are all available, and top-notch dining is certainly not a problem, and many of Bollywood's top stars are invited to sing and cheer. The whole wedding is like a dream feast, but behind this, there is a huge waste.
The venue of the wedding is a private conference center built by the Ambani family with huge sums of money, and just for this wedding, Mumbai's central business district has also specially implemented traffic control and re-planned routes, which is even more grand than a visit by the head of state.
But then again, is it worth the money? In India, a country with a huge gap between the rich and the poor, 90% of people have a monthly income of no more than 10,000 rupees, which is about 870 yuan when converted into RMB. This means that the money for an invitation alone is enough for an average Indian family to save for five years without eating or drinking! How can such a comparison not make the local people in India angry?
There is also news that Jio Telecom, owned by the Ambani family, has just raised the price of the operator's services, which has already made the public unhappy. At this time, such a lavish wedding is undoubtedly spending the money of the majority of Indians, which is equivalent to adding fuel to their dissatisfaction.
Some India netizens criticized the extravagance and waste of this wedding is really "outrageous", which is a great irony of the current situation of India society and a great disrespect for those who are struggling below the poverty line. "In such a country, such extravagance is simply a crime against Mother Earth and the poor of India!" Although these words are serious, they are heart-wrenching, reflecting the deep hatred of the Indian people for social injustice and the gap between the rich and the poor.
500 billion Indian rupees is undoubtedly an astronomical amount for ordinary people, and many people cannot even earn such wealth in their lifetime. However, for the Ambani family, this is only the cost of a wedding, and such a contrast undoubtedly exacerbates the widening gap between the rich and the poor in society.
Mukesh · Ambani is the richest man in Asia, with a personal wealth of 116 billion US dollars, or about 842.2 billion yuan. Such a rich man takes out 0.5% of his personal wealth to hold a wedding, which does not seem to be much, but in the national conditions of India, it is particularly dazzling. After all, if this money is used to improve people's livelihood, support education, promote medical care and other public welfare undertakings, how many people in need will be benefited!
Imagine if the Ambani family used the 500 billion rupees to build schools, hospitals, or provide living subsidies to poor families across India. Children can sit in brightly lit classrooms to study, patients can receive timely and effective treatment, countless families can escape the shadow of poverty, and ordinary families can be equipped with air conditioning instead of running to soak in the Ganges water. Such a good deed will undoubtedly win the respect and praise of the India people.
However, the reality is harsh. The Ambani family chose to use the money to create a lavish wedding, which undoubtedly exacerbated the sense of rift in India society and made the problem of the gap between rich and poor more prominent. A lavish wedding may bring momentary glory and glory, but it is the acts of kindness that can make a positive impact on society and bring well-being to the people.