BELAGAVI: Less than two days after the Karnataka government clamped a weeklong ban on social gatherings, including birthday parties, exceeding 100 people CM B S Yediyurappa and some of his colleagues on Sunday attended a big fat wedding in Belagavi with at least 2,000 guests.Pictures from the wedding of MLC Mahantesh Kavatgimath ’s daughter show Yediyurappa relishing the wedding feast in a dining area teeming with people. State home minister Basavaraj Bommai , Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje , and MLCs N Ravi Kumar and Lahor Singh Sisoriya were among the other high-profile guests at the reception hosted by their BJP colleague.Sources said the CM flew from Bengaluru to Belagavi, which is 510km from the state capital, and reached the venue around 11.15am. He blessed the newlyweds before walking towards the dining area. None of the security personnel or others around him were wearing masks.A source in the CMO said Yediyurappa had cancelled his visit to the wedding, but changed his mind after Kavatgimath “made an emotional plea” that it was “a matter of prestige” for him and his family. “Kavatgimath is BJP’s chief whip in the legislative council. The CM’s absence would not have gone down well with local supporters.”Yediyurappa's presence at the wedding, however, drew flak from opposition parties and activists.