Bharat Matrimony launches exclusive site for differently-abled

April 14, 2010 04:22 pm | Updated 04:23 pm IST - Mumbai

Murugavel Janakiraman, CEO of Bharat Matrimony.

Murugavel Janakiraman, CEO of Bharat Matrimony.

Leading matrimonial website Bharat Matrimony on Wednesday launched an online platform that will exclusively cater to the physically challenged.

The platform, abilitymatrimony.com, will be available free of cost, company officials said.

“The company decided to launch the exclusive online platform for the differently-abled with a view to make it easier for those who are willing to marry them to find such people,” Bharat Matrimony Founder and CEO Murugavel Janakiraman told reporters here.

“This is a socially responsible corporate move to facilitate marriages in all sections of the society. This move will change the attitude of the society towards the social rights of differently-abled persons,” he said.

Nearly one lakh people tie the knot every year through Bharat Matrimony. Till now, nearly 20 lakh people have got married through the website, Janakiraman said.

Bharat Matrimony, which enjoys a market share of 50 per cent, has 1,000 employees operating from around 70 offices across the country, he said.

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