Tala in spot as son faces child marriage charges

Ranchi/Dumka: The newly-elected BJP state president Tala Marandi landed in controversy soon after getting his son Munna Marandimarried to a reportedly underaged girl from Barasimra in Godda. As per the law, the parents and those attending the wedding ceremonycould be charged with promoting child marriage. While chief minister Raghubar

Das, was also invited to the reception ceremony on Wednesday, he

changed his mind at the last moment and gave the event a miss. A couple

of his cabinet colleagues — women, childand social security minister Louis Marandi and labour welfare minister Raj Palivar — and several other legislatorsattended the ceremony.