Amruta Fadnavis Skips Cannes Visit

Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, said on Saturday that she decided not to attend the Cannes Film Festival in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for austerity. In a statement shared on social media, Fadnavis said she was invited to represent Maharashtra, its culture and the state’s handloom heritage at the prestigious film festival in France.She said a “magnificent handloom Paithani saree) with Muniya Shela” was handcrafted at Yeola, Maharashtra’s historic weaving city, by three local artisans over several months for the occasion.