Nirmala Sitharaman’s daughter Parakala Vangamayi is a journalist working in India.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s daughter got married in Bengaluru on Thursday in a simple ceremony. The wedding of Parakala Vangamayi and Pratik Joshi was attended by close family and friends. No political leaders were invited, reports said.
A video of the ceremony has surfaced on social media and is being widely shared. Sitharaman could be seen standing behind the bride as Hindu priests officiated the wedding. The rituals were carried out in the Vedic order of Adamaru Mutt by priests from Udupi Adamaru Mutt, The Hindustan Times reported.
While Parakala Vangamayi is a feature writer with Mint Lounge and was formerly with The Hindu, the groom, who is from Gujarat, is a key aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to several reports.
Vangamayi had attended her mother’s presentation of Budget 2023 in parliament in February. She and several relatives watched from the visitor gallery in Lok Sabha as the Finance minister presented the Union Budget for 2023-24. She had accompanied her mother to parliament for Union Budget 2020 as well.