Madras HC gave its verdict on Dalit MLA Prabhu marrying Priests' daughter
Madras HC gave its verdict on Dalit MLA Prabhu marrying Priests' daughter
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There has been a stir after a Dalit MLA married the daughter of a priest. The Madras High Court on Friday permitted Kallakurichi MLA of the AIADMK Prabhu to leave with his wife Soundharya after she was presented before the bench. The court directed that the 19-year-old woman is an adult who has voluntarily decided to marry the 35-year-old legislator and that the case of abduction filed by her father does not hold. A temple priest and AIADMK party member S Swaminathan had approached the Madras High Court on Monday alleging that his daughter had been abducted by the Dalit MLA and was forced to marry him.

AIADMK Dalit MLA Prabhu married Priest Daughter Soundarya aged 19

He further added in his petition that he was endangered by the MLA's family when he investigated and filed a habeas corpus petition asking for his daughter to be presented in court. The priest further told the media that Prabhu was 15 years older than his daughter and that the age gap raised questions about whether she gave her consent for the marriage. He alleged that the MLA was in an illegal relationship with his daughter for three years before she became an adult.

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Speaking to a leading daily, however, the legislator said that though he had known Soundharya's family for 10 years, the couple fell in love five months ago. On Friday, Soundharya came to court with her husband and told the bench including Justices MM Sundaresh and Krishnakumar that she is an adult and that nobody forced her to get married. She said that she and Prabhu were in love and decided to marry each other. She further added that she is going with her husband out of her own free will. 

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