Gay couple in US marry in Karnataka's traditional Kodava attire; Kodava body unhappy

Gay couple in US marry in Karnataka's traditional Kodava attire; Kodava body unhappy

The Kodava Samaja has also written a letter to the president of the Kodava Koota, an organisation representing Kodavas in the United States.

A man, belonging to Kodava community in Karnataka, has married his gay North Indian partner in the US and wore the traditional Kodava attire Kupya-chele. The pictures of the wedding also surfaced online. However, the Kodava community criticised the man for wearing the traditional attire and wrote to the community's president in the US, seeking his expulsion from the community.

Gay couple in US marry in Karnataka's traditional Kodava attire; Kodava body unhappy
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Speaking to Indianexpress.com, K S Devaiah, president of the Kodava Samaja in Madikeri said while there have been several instances of inter-caste marriages, this is the first same-sex marriage in the community. “This wedding, where the couple wore traditional Kodava attire, is an insult to the entire community. Hence, after a meeting the members of the Kodava Samaja, we have recommended ostracisation of Sharath Ponnappa from the community.”

The Kodava Samaja has also written a letter to the president of the Kodava Koota, an organisation representing Kodavas in the United States. “I have recommended expelling Sharath from the Kodava community in the US,” he added.

Ponnappa, a California-based doctor, migrated to the United States about two decades back.

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