Love jihad victim: Kumbh fame Monalisa's father seeks Madhya Pradesh CM's help Monalisa Bhonsle, who gained fame during the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela, married Farman Khan in Kerala, triggering a controversy after her father alleged she was a victim of "love jihad" and sought Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's intervention. The father of Monalisa Bhonsle, the young woman who shot to fame during the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela last year, on Friday sought the intervention of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to bring her back to the state safely after she married a Muslim man in Kerala. Monalisa Bhonsle, 18, from Maheshwar town in Madhya Pradesh and belonging to the nomadic Pardhi community, married Farman Khan on Wednesday at the Nainar Temple at Arumanoor in Poovar, Kerala, in the presence of some state ministers. After returning from Kerala, her father, Jayasingh Bhonsle, alleged that his daughter had become a victim of “love jihad,” a term used by right-wing groups to claim that Muslim men lure Hindu women into relationships and marriage to convert them to Islam. “My daughter has earned name across the country. I request Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to ensure Monalisa is brought back to MP safely. She has been trapped deceitfully by a Muslim youth, Farman Khan. It is a case of love jihad,” Jayasingh Bhonsle told reporters. He said he was aware that his daughter was pursuing opportunities in films and wanted to make a name for herself in the industry. “I was told that my daughter was acting in two films. She herself had said some people were teaching her acting and dance. They said they would train her so she could work in films in the future. I did not know something like this would happen,” he said.#farman_khan #monalisa_bhonsle #prayagraj_kumbh_mela #madhya_pradesh_cm #nainar_temple
