For someone as irrelevant as DMK stooge Suriya and an overacting alleged actress called Jyotika, the need for being relevant in a city like Mumbai where they rub shoulders with the who’s who of Bollywood and the elite is very significant.
Since the duo have been facing a string of flops in their career, what could do the trick to gain the attention of the public, media and also send a message to the elites that the couple is still ‘relevant’ – nothing works like a church wedding, they thought.
If we went by Jyotika’s own words, one might assume she would have donated to build a hospital or a school instead of having a wedding ceremony to celebrate the anniversary.
So, what better way to remind everyone that Suriya and Jyotika are still around than by turning their 20th wedding anniversary into a full-fledged celebrity spectacle?
A normal anniversary celebration just wouldn’t do the trick.
They needed something bigger. Something glamorous. Something Instagram-worthy. Something that would get the cameras rolling and the entertainment pages talking.
Enter “The Sequel.”
The couple flew their family overseas, staged an elaborate Christian-style vow renewal, brought out the wedding attire, arranged the photography, captured the emotional moments on camera and packaged the whole affair for social media.
Jyotika walked down the aisle with their son. Their daughter stood beside Suriya. The couple exchanged emotional vows. There was a church, a wedding gown, a white suit jacket with black trousers and, of course, a professionally shot video ready for Instagram.
Twenty years after the original wedding, Suriya and Jyotika had effectively produced Wedding 2.0 – this time with a global location and a social-media rollout.
Jyotika and her husband Suriya have been among the top virtue signallers in the industry in Tamil Nadu. She continues to do that preaching (not from pulpit) even today.
Now let us rewind to 2020. In 2020, Jyotika used an awards stage to tell people that instead of donating to temples, they should donate to schools and hospitals.
Well, for Jyotika
After this, see what all they have done.
They moved to Mumbai, purchased a lavish ₹70 crore home, sent their kids to Dhirubhai Ambani school (where all the elites send their children to). There were rumours that the duo had even purchased a private jet worth an astonishing ₹120 crores.
Despite Suriya residing with his family in Mumbai, armed policemen continue to guard his Chennai residence, courtesy of the then-DMK government in Tamil Nadu.
Furthermore, Suriya runs a “non-profit” organization called the Agaram Foundation and has resorted to virtue-signalling by being vocal for causes espoused by the ruling DMK. He is known for his anti-NEET stance when he claimed it filters away those aspiring to study medicine but Suriya’s hypocrisy shines through his teeth when one looks at the selection process for students seeking financial help for higher education through Agaram Foundation run by the actor. According to the Agaram Foundation’s website, they have a rigorous scoring system in place to identify ‘deserving’ students.
So much for preaching about equality.
The private jet, the ₹70 crore home, the overseas vow renewal, sure, that’s their money, their life, their choice. Nobody’s saying otherwise.
But here’s the thing. Temples are other people’s choices too. The auto driver who drops ₹100 in the hundi, the grandmother who saves up for a temple trip, the devotee who donates what little he has; that’s his choice. His money. His faith.
So when Jyotika gets on a stage and tells these people that their money is better spent on schools and hospitals than on their gods, she’s doing exactly what she claims others shouldn’t do – sticking her nose into how someone else spends their hard-earned money.
And if she genuinely believes schools and hospitals matter more? Great. Nobody’s stopping her. She has a private jet, a ₹70 crore home, and clearly enough cash to fly an entire family abroad for a second wedding. She could have built a school with that money. Funded a hospital ward. Practised what she preached.
But she didn’t. Because for people like her, “sacrifice” is a word meant for the masses. A lecture they deliver from air-conditioned stages and foreign churches. When it’s their own money, their own comfort, their own spotlight; suddenly it’s all about personal choice.
So here’s a simple rule, Jyotika. You want to tell ordinary Hindus where to put their money? Then show us your own receipts first. Otherwise, keep your sermons to yourself.
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