Archive · 9 Oct 2026
MLA Intervention Leads to Dalit Woman’s Marriage
Sridevi wanted to marry Srikanth, but they had not yet agreed on a wedding.
She held a hunger strike for four days to ask for the marriage.
An elected representative, K.R. Nagaraju, spoke with both sides.
After those discussions, Srikanth agreed to marry her.
They got married on Thursday and exchanged garlands.
Local officials, family members, supporters and residents were there or celebrated.
Sridevi had staged a hunger strike for four days seeking marriage to her lover, Srikanth.
Wardhannapet MLA K.R. Nagaraju intervened and held discussions with both sides.
Srikanth agreed to marry Sridevi following the MLA’s intervention.
The couple married on Thursday and exchanged garlands.
Municipal officials, family members, supporters and local residents attended or celebrated the marriage.
- Who
- Sridevi and Srikanth, with Wardhannapet MLA K.R. Nagaraju intervening.
- What
- Sridevi and Srikanth married after the MLA held discussions with both sides.
- When
- Thursday, after Sridevi’s four-day hunger strike.
- Where
- Warangal district; the article does not specify the ceremony’s exact location.
- Why
- Sridevi had been demanding marriage to Srikanth, and the MLA’s intervention helped secure his agreement.
- Bride
- Sridevi, identified in the article as a Dalit woman
- Groom
- Srikanth, Sridevi’s lover
- Hunger strike
- Four days
- Intervening official
- Wardhannapet MLA K.R. Nagaraju
- Marriage
- The couple married on Thursday and exchanged garlands
- Other attendees named
- Municipal chairperson Palakurthi Sarangapani, his wife Sujatha, and Warangal district Congress president Mohammed Ayub