Watch: Down Syndrome couple: Journey of a Dubai boy to find his soulmate

Watch: Down Syndrome couple: Journey of a Dubai boy to find his soulmate

Dubai: A Dubai groom’s recent wedding in India has been dubbed extraordinarily special and path-breaking. When Vignesh Krishnaswamy, 28, tied the knot with Ananya Sawant, 21, last week, it marked a heartwarming union of two people with Down Syndrome, a new journey of a couple of determination. Their wedding saw elaborate Tamil and Maharashtrian ceremonies over three days as per the regional customs of the groom and the bride respectively. Vignesh, who was raised in Dubai since he was three, works with the front office of a five-star beach resort in Palm Jumeirah. A product of Al Noor Training Centre for Persons with Determination in Dubai, he had previously worked with two multinational companies specialised in IT and logistics. Ananya is an assistant teacher at a special school run by her mother in Pune, Maharashtra. Vignesh’s father TK Viswanathan spoke to Gulf News over the phone from Chennai in Tamil Nadu where the couple is currently attending post-wedding parties. Explaining how their fairytale wedding took place, he said both families had been working on it for almost a year. “We were looking for a companion for Vignesh in some common forums for special children. My daughter Janani, who is pursuing