Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana has removed all wedding-related posts from her Instagram. This development coincides with her father Shriniwas and fiancé Palash Mucchal’s hospitalisation, though Palash has since been discharged. The deletion includes her proposal video and wedding-related content. Her teammates Jemimah Rodrigues and Shreyanka Patil have also removed the announcement video from their social media.
Recent days have seen intense monitoring of Mandhana’s social media activity, particularly concerning her wedding. While all wedding posts, engagement announcements, reels, and the proposal video have been removed, her earlier casual photos with Palash remain on Instagram.The removal of the engagement video by Jemimah Rodrigues has further intensified discussions among followers. The hospitalisation of both Mandhana’s father and Palash Mucchal has caused concern among their supporters. The family has confirmed that Mr Mandhana’s condition is stable and under observation. Smriti’s manager Tuhin Mishra has officially announced the cancellation of yesterday’s ceremony, with no confirmation on when the festivities will resume.“Today in the morning, when he was having breakfast, Smriti Mandana’s father, Mr. Srinivas Mandhana, got unwell. We waited for a while. We thought that maybe it’s normal, he will be fine. But he was getting worse. So we thought, let’s not take any risk, so we called an ambulance and took him to the hospital. Now he is under observation,” Mishra stated on Sunday.“You know Smriti is very close to her father. She decided that until her father gets well, this marriage, which was supposed to happen today, is indefinitely postponed. Now he is under observation, and the doctor has said that he will have to stay in the hospital. And until he gets well, because we are also in shock, and we want him to recover soon.”The couple and their families have requested privacy while they focus on Srinivas Mandhana’s recovery. The wedding was scheduled for November 23 in Sangli, Maharashtra.The celebration was planned to be an intimate affair with close family members and fans in attendance. Several members of the Women’s World Cup-winning Indian cricket team were present during the wedding celebrations.
