NEW DELHI —When Lee Wang-Fend and Cheu Chulu Kuel were married in a public loo in Taiwan on 14 January, little did they dream that their wedding, splashed in newspapers the world over, would prove inspirational for a social service organisation in India.
Sulabh International is a Delhi-based group which has been campaigning to provide clean toilet and bath facilities at nominal rates in the proliferating slums and other congested areas of Indian cities.
The news of the Taiwanese couple wed in a public toilet gladdened the hearts of Sulabh officials, who decided to publicise the importance of such facilities. Sulabh even ventured to invite the couple for a honeymoon in India.
"We have heard of aeroplane and underwater marriages, but this bathroom marriage is conspicuous, for the lack of such facilities," said one Sulabh rep. "We have invited the young couple to celebrate their honeymoon in India and also to visit interesting places in the country."