India, June 8 -- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) cricketer Rinku Singh on Sunday got engaged with Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Priya Saroj during a private ceremony.

The Indian sportsman and the politician visited the Chaudhera Wali Vichitra Devi Temple in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, to seek blessings, before their private ring ceremony in Lucknow.

The SP leader's uncle, Bhagwati Saroj said, as quoted by ANI, "Today is a day of great pride and joy. The wedding is taking place with the consent of both families. It is a matter of great pride for us that an international wedding is taking place for the first time in my community..."

The ceremony took place in Lucknow's Hotel Centrum around noon on Sunday. Pandit Umesh Trivedi, who allegedly perfor...