In the presence of thousands of invitees on Sunday evening, MLA Kshitij Thakur tied the knot at a mass marriage function at Chandansar in Virar. In the unique function, 1062 young couples across Thane district also got married along with Thakur.
Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavhan, Manikrao Thakrey, MLA Sanjeev Naik, Vasant Davkhare, Ramdas Kadam, Gopal Shetty, Sanjay Raut, local MP Baliram Jadhav, filmstar and Virar boy Govinda, Aditya Pacholi, Johnny Lever, Milind Gunaji, diamond merchant and Bharat Shah were present to bless the newly weded couple.
Mayor of VVMC (Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation) Raneev Patil and his deputy Sagir Dange welcomed the guests on a 200 acre open plot at Chandansar.
For the first time in the state more than 1000 couples, in more than 16 mandaps, got married.
The entire expense of this function was carried out by Viva Chritable Trust owned by Hitendra Thakur.