Three-day traditional wedding ceremony will be held at Shashi Tharoor's ancestral home in Kerala

After months of speculation and over a dozen controversies, the countdown to Shashi Tharoor's wedding has finally begun. Tharoor, former minister of state for external affairs, will tie the knot will his fiance Sunanda Pushkar in a traditional Kerala wedding on August 22.

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The 54-year-old former minister has chosen his 200-year-old ancestral home known as Mundarath House in Elevanchery, in Palakkad for the auspicious ceremony.

Congress workers from the Trivandrum office revealed that as per the schedule Sunanda and her relatives, including her son, will arrive in Palakkad on August 21. They will be staying at Kalari Kovilakam, a luxury ayurveda palace in Kollengode, Palakkad.

Hotel officials confirmed to MiD DAY that Sunanda and her relatives were booked at the exotic palace. "We have booked the luxurious Vengunad suite for them. In all, five such suites have been booked for the guests.

The booking is from 5 pm (Aug 21) to 7.30 am the next day (wedding day)."

The official added that, "The stay (for Sunanda and her relatives) is complementary from the hotel group, where as the menu is undecided, however we serve only vegetarian food."

Tharoor's two sons and sisters are expected to attend the wedding along with his close relatives and mother Lilly. The ancestral homes are undergoing renovation and will be ready in time for the big wedding.u00a0

However, Tharoor is not expecting any senior political leaders from outside Kerala to attend the wedding ceremony. The reason cited is that it may cause inconvenience to the leaders, due to lack of proper lodging and boarding facilities.

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