LONDON, Dec. 10 -- When Rishabh Rajput and Sonali Chouksey shared photos of their wedding last month, they expected messages of congratulations.

Instead, their happiest moment was hijacked by a torrent of online abuse, with trolls mocking the groom for his darker skin and labelling the bride a "gold-digger", forcing the couple to take a public stand against India's deep-seated colourism, BBC reported.

The couple, from the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, have since gone viral for their powerful response, turning a moment of personal pain into a national conversation.

Happy moment hijacked

After 11 years together, the couple married on Nov 23. But when their wedding photos appeared online, they were met with cruel "jokes and mem...