Deepika Padukone Father Married Own Cousin Sister - Netizens React
According to accounts, Prakash Padukone, deepika Padukone's father, once discussed losing the national title in an interview despite being the world's top badminton player at the time. He claimed to be quite unhappy after losing the game for the first time in nine years. He disclosed that he has to move on from this as soon as possible and realize that it's all part of the game. Prakash Padukone continued by saying that he later relocated to Copenhagen after being married to Ujjala, his second cousin. According to Deepika's father, he secured employment there and remained till Deepika's birth in 1986.
Adding that he retired three years later, Prakash revealed: "I got married to my second cousin Ujjala soon after and we moved to Copenhagen as I found a job there and lived there till 1986 when deepika was born. I retired in 1989."
Netizens' reaction after Prakash Padukone's statement went viral
Netizens have been expressing their thoughts on the screen shot of Prakash Padukone's speech since it was posted on the discussion site Reddit. The news that the actress's parents are cousins startled several people, while others pointed out that consanguineous marriages are becoming less common but still prevalent in south indian cultures.