The congress leader and former deputy chief minister of rajasthan on tuesday filed his nomination as the congress candidate from the Tonk assembly constituency. In the affidavit given in the nomination paper, he wrote 'divorced' against the column of his wife's name. In 2004, sachin pilot was married to sara Abdullah, daughter of former chief minister of kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">jammu and kashmir Farooq Abdullah. congress leader and former deputy chief minister of rajasthan sachin pilot has separated from his wife Sara. The divorce between the two was revealed in Sachin Pilot's election affidavit. sara and sachin pilot were married in january 2004. assembly elections will be held in rajasthan on november 25. On tuesday, sachin pilot filed his nomination papers as a congress candidate from the Tonk assembly constituency. In the affidavit given along with the nomination paper, he has written 'divorced' against the column of his wife's name. Sachin and sara have two sons named Aaron and Vihaan. sara and Sachin got married in january 2004 in a simple ceremony. Few people were invited to this wedding. Sarah's family ie Abdullah's family boycotted this marriage.

Both Sachin and Sara's families were active in politics. sachin pilot is the son of late congress leader Rajesh Pilot. At the same time, Sarah is the daughter of former kashmir - SRINAGAR/JAMMU' target='_blank' title='jammu and kashmir-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">jammu and kashmir chief minister farooq abdullah and sister of Omar Abdullah. Sara's grandfather Sheikh Abdullah was also a popular leader in Jammu and Kashmir. Sachin being a Hindu and sara being a Muslim was a major hindrance to this marriage. Born in Shahranpur, Uttar Pradesh, sachin pilot moved to the US to pursue an MBA from the university of Pennsylvania's Wharton school of business after completing his schooling and graduation from St. Stephen's College. On the other hand sara lived with her family in kashmir till 1990. However, because of the tension in the valley, farooq abdullah sent his daughter along with his wife to London. sara and Sachin met for the first time in London. Both Sachin and Sara's father were friends. He was also familiar with each other's family. However, only the members of both the families had never met.

Farooq Abdullah family boycotted the marriage: Sachin hails from a gurjar family while Sarah hails from a traditional Muslim family. Both of them knew that after the same months and years passed, the ideas of both the families had not changed regarding the matter of marriage. Small clashes were going on in both the houses over the same issue. On the other hand, farooq abdullah also had no choice but to surrender before his party legislators. After months of no change, sara and Sachin got married in a simple ceremony in january 2004. Few people were invited to this wedding. Abdullah's family boycotted the marriage. After Sarah Abdullah, Sarah became a pilot. As time went by, Farooq Abdullah's resentment faded away and the father and daughter were reunited, forgetting the bitter memories of the past. A few months after marriage, sachin pilot also entered politics.