Srija, the 18 year old second daughter of Chiranjeevi, married her lover, Gadi Sirish Bharadwaja, a 22 old middle class northern brahmin boy from Begumpet, at Arya Samaj, New Boyanpalli today morning at 11.30A.m in the presence of her friends. Shrija is said to have left her residence in the morning and went to Arya Samaj.
Shrija and Bharadwaja are understood to have met through some common friends a couple of years ago. Their friendship blossomed into love and they both decided to get married once they both turn majors. Bharadwaja is doing his B.Tech and Shrija is doing her C.A. On Oct 12, they contacted the Arya Samaj authorities along with certificates and other proofs of age. The date of marriage has been fixed on Oct 17, and the muhurt is fixed at about 11.30 AM. Even wedding cards have been printed and distributed among their close friends. The close friends attended the marriage ceremony and videographed the entire ceremony.
The friends of the newly wed couple then contacted TV 9 Channel and handed over the visuals to them. In an interview with the channel, Shrija and Bharadwaj said that they married because they are majors and now they will seek the blessings of their respective parents.
At the moment, the whereabouts of Shrija and Bhardwaj are not known. They clearly told the TV Channel that they perceive threats from either side.
