New Delhi, March 9 -- Tejasvi Surya, BJP member of Parliament from Bengaluru South, recently got married to renowned Carnatic singer and Bharatanatyam dancer Sivasri Skandaprasad. Their wedding reception is being held on Sunday.

On Saturday, the BJP leader urged the well-wishers not to bring flowers and dry fruits as gifts to the reception.

He added that 85% of wedding flowers and bouquets are discarded within 24 hours.

In a post on social media platform X, Tejasvi Surya said: "Dear well-wishers, Sivasri & I are eagerly looking forward to see you all at our wedding reception tomorrow. However, we have a request. - In the 1 crore+ weddings that take place annually in India, 85% of wedding flowers & bouquets are discarded within 24 hours...