Captain Sachin Rajesh Pilot, better known as Sachin Pilot is one of the biggest politicians in the world. He is an active member of the Indian National Congress and is the son of the late famous politician, Rajeshwar Prasad Bidhuri, commonly known as Rajesh Pilot. Not only this, but Sachin Pilot's mother, Rama Pilot also has a history in politics, as she won the 1998 Rajasthan Assembly election from the Hindoli constituency. Following his parents' footsteps, Sachin Pilot has been serving as the Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from the Tonk constituency since 2018.
So far in his promising political career, Sachin Pilot has served as Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Corporate Affairs and Communication and IT under Manmohan Singh's leadership. He also served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 2018 to 2020. Sachin Pilot became a Member of Parliament at the mere age of 26 and took the position of a state Congress president at 36.
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However, Sachin Pilot never planned to enter politics at this young age, but he had to make that decision due to the unfortunate demise of his father, Rajesh Pilot, back in June 2000. After Rajesh's untimely demise due to a car crash, Sachin was forced to enter politics to give meaning to his father's political legacy. Apart from his political career, Sachin Pilot has been in the news for his personal life for some years now. Here's everything you need to know about his love story, inter-religion marriage and heartbreaking divorce.
For the uninitiated, Sachin Pilot got married to a famous social worker named Sara Abdullah on January 15, 2004. The couple welcomed two sons, Aaran and Vehaan, and everything was going wonderfully in their happy married life. Unfortunately, back in 2014, several media reports speculated that Sachin and Sara were no longer together. Not only this, there were even rumours that Sara wasn't living with Sachin and shifted to her parents' home. After years of silence and a series of media speculations, Sachin Pilot confirmed his divorce from Sara Abdullah in October 2023 when he filed his election affidavit ahead of the Rajasthan polls.
Not everyone is aware of the fact that Sachin Pilot's ex-wife, Sara Abdullah is the daughter of iconic politician, Farooq Abdullah, who is the leader of the Jammu & Kashmir-based party, National Conference. He served as the Chief Minister of J&K on multiple occasions since 1982. For the uninitiated, Farooq's father, Sheikh Abdullah was the first elected Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir. Not only this, Farooq's son and Sara's brother, Omar Abdullah, is the current CM of J&K. There's no denying in saying that Sara belongs to one of the biggest political families in India's rich political history.
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Sachin Pilot and Sara Abdullah crossed paths with each other when they were in London and were reportedly studying at a London university. The duo met at a party and became friends despite not knowing about their respective family's political roots. Soon, they started dating, and Sachin Pilot returned to India after completing his course while Sara remained in London. The couple was in a long-distance relationship for three years. From talking on calls to sending emails, Sara and Sachin were deeply in love. Their long-distance relationship convinced them that they could spend the rest of their lives together.
When Sachin Pilot and Sara Abdullah told their respective parents about it, the revelation came as a big shock for both families. Due to their different religions, it was a big 'no' for both families, but after Sachin's numerous discussions with his family, they understood it. On the other hand, Sara found it hard to convince her father, Farooq Abdullah and he didn't attend her wedding for several undisclosed reasons.
After their marriage, Sara Abdullah's father, Farooq Abdullah, accepted his daughter's inter-religious marriage with Sachin Pilot. The doting father was snapped several times with his daughter and son-in-law at various events. Things started getting better, and after the birth of their two sons, both families were on cloud nine. However, after spending almost two decades together, they parted ways, and even to this day, the reason behind their divorce is unknown.
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