City Council meetings are usually humdrum affairs but this one turned out to be a quite memorable, at least for an Indian-origin Charlotte council member who was proposed to by a special speaker.
Dimple Ajmera accepted Boston dentist, Vaibhav Bajaj's proposal, made in true Hollywood style, The Charolette Observer reported.
One proposal at the end of the @CLTgov City Council meeting received bipartisan support!
— Spectrum News CLT (@SpecNewsCLT) July 24, 2018
The boyfriend of council member @DimpleAjmera got down on one knee and proposed. She said yes! 💍 pic.twitter.com/KgcT9QQ05l
Mr Bajaj was asked to address at the end of City Council meeting. While addressing, he asked council member Dimple Ajmera to marry him, and then walked behind the dais, stood on one knee and gave her a ring, the report said.
In a council vote marked by 10 abstentions, Ms Ajmera singlehandedly passed the motion.
She later wrote on Twitter: "Any objections colleagues with this motion? Because Vaibhav Bajaj believes in bipartisan agreement. On a serious note, I'm grateful for a life partner who is family oriented, loving and compassionate."
Thank you Congresswoman @RepAdams! https://t.co/sqP57AGyID
— Dimple Ajmera (@DimpleAjmera) July 25, 2018
Ms Ajmera came to the US from India when she was in high school, knowing little English. She graduated from the University of Southern California and moved to Charlotte eight years ago to take a financial services job with TIAA. She previously worked as a CPA in Los Angeles.
She was appointed to the District 5 seat in January 2017. She was elected to a City Council at-large seat in November.
