TURA: It was a fairytale wedding for Tura’s young MP, Agatha K Sangma as she and Dr Patrick R Marak took their marriage vows at the Sacred Heart Shrine in Tura witnessed by family and friends and hundreds of well wishers who came from across the Garo Hills region to wish the happy couple on Thursday morning.
Dozens of fresh pink and white roses decked all around inside the church, Agatha, wearing a beautiful white wedding gown was led by her Mother Soradini K Sangma, widow of late P A Sangma, followed behind by elder brothers, chief minister Conrad k Sangma and James Sangma as she walked down the aisle.
Bishop of Tura, Rt Rev. Andrew R Marak, gave the church service and blessed the couple.
Welcoming the couple on their arrival outside the church were Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio and his delegation of legislators from the state along with senior Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
A host of government Ministers and legislators from Meghalaya also attended the reception of Agatha Sangma.
India’s soccer icon Baiching Bhutia arrived in Tura along with Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang aka P S Golay to wish the newly Weds during the reception.
Baichung Bhutia is known to be a close family friend of Late P A Sangma and had inaugurated the first MP cup in Tura.
Others who met the married couple included Manipur deputy chief minister Y.JoyKumar Singh and several legislators from the state also attended the marriage service.