Viral video: Assam man celebrates divorce by bathing in milk, says wife kept on eloping with lover
Nalbari: In a bizarre turn of events that has captured the internet's attention, a man from Assam’s Nalbari district marked his divorce by bathing in milk—a dramatic celebration of freedom that has gone viral on social media.
The man, identified as Manik Ali, was seen pouring milk over his body shortly after receiving confirmation of his legal separation. In the viral video, Ali can be seen wearing a white vest and blue jeans and pouring reportedly 40 litres of milk on his body. “I am free,” expressed Ali.
"I am FREE"
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Man bath with 40 litres of milk celebration his #Divorce
Fed-up from repeated elopements by his wife, he took #Divorce.
Despite forgiving her for their daughter's sake, legal issues eventually forced closure.
With four buckets of milk, Manik said goodbye to his… pic.twitter.com/lKXm3DNFRk
According to reports, Ali had initially attempted to save the marriage for the sake of his young daughter. The couple had been married for seven years following a one-year courtship, and their daughter was born two years into the union. However, Ali claimed that his wife repeatedly eloped with her lover and abandoned the family, leaving him emotionally distressed. "I stayed silent for the sake of our family's peace," he said.
He reportedly filed for divorce after efforts at reconciliation failed. "I tried to keep her with me, but she didn't change. She kept eloping, and I couldn't tolerate it anymore," he said.
He added that his advocate informed him that the divorce had been finalised, prompting him to celebrate in such a manner. "I promised myself I would bathe in milk once the divorce came through, and I did," Ali said.
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Plea about 'threat' to Rahul Gandhi filed without his consent, to be withdrawn: Lawyer
Pune, Aug 13 (PTI): Hours after filing a plea in a court here claiming apprehension of threat to Rahul Gandhi from the followers of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, the Congress leader's lawyer on Wednesday said it was filed without Gandhi's consent, and would be withdrawn.
He will submit another application on Thursday to withdraw the `Pursis' or the application filed before Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Amol Shinde, said Advocate Milind Pawar.
Pawar is representing Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed by Satyaki Savarkar, grand-nephew of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, over certain statements made by the Congress leader against the late freedom fighter and Hindutva ideologue.
He drafted the application without consulting Gandhi and the latter has taken a "strong exception to the filing of this Pursis and expressed his disagreement with its contents", the lawyer said in a press release late in the evening.
The application filed by advocate Pawar earlier in the day said that complainant Satyaki Savarkar had admitted that he is also a direct descendant, through maternal lineage, of Nathuram Godse and Gopal Godse, principal accused in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
Gandhi is the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and recently held a press conference in Delhi, placing before the nation evidence of electoral fraud by the Election Commission, the application said.
"Furthermore, during the parliamentary debate on the subject of Hindutva, there was a heated exchange between the Prime Minister and Shri Rahul Gandhi, a matter well known to the public. Against this backdrop, there is little doubt that the complainant, his great-grandfathers (the Godses), those connected with the ideology of Vinayak Savarkar, and some followers of Savarkar who are presently in power, may harbor hostility or resentment towards Gandhi," the application said.
"In light of the documented history of violent and anti-constitutional tendencies linked to the complainant's lineage, and considering the prevailing political climate, there exists a clear, reasonable, and substantial apprehension that Rahul Gandhi may face harm, wrongful implication, or other forms of targeting by persons subscribing to the ideology of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar," the application stated.
The Pune court has already granted bail to Rahul Gandhi in the defamation case. The trial is yet to begin.
Reacting to the development, Advocate Sangram Kolhatkar, Satyaki Savarkar's lawyer, asked why the application was filed in the first place. "This is nothing but an attempt to delay the trial by moving such frivolous pleas," he said.
Satyaki Savarkar has filed a defamation complaint against Rahul Gandhi, alleging that in a speech made in London in March 2023, the Congress leader claimed that V D Savarkar had written in a book that he and five to six of his friends once beat up a Muslim man and he (Savarkar) felt happy.
No such incident ever took place, and V D Savarkar never wrote any such thing anywhere, the complaint claimed.
