Smriti Mandhana and Palaash Muchhal add evil eye emoji to their bio
Eagle-eyed netizens noticed that both of them have added the Evil Eye emoji in their respective Instagram bios, a detail that was allegedly missing prior to the controversy.
The evil eye emoji is often used to express protection from negativity, jealousy, and bad luck, representing the traditional evil eye amulet. People use the emoji online to ward off the evil eye while sharing positive news with a protective charm. It symbolises positive, good luck and protection from negative energy.
Palash and Smriti's wedding was scheduled to take place on November 23, 2025. However, on the day of the wedding, Smriti's father reportedly experienced heart-attack-like symptoms and was rushed to the hospital. Due to her father's ill health, the wedding was postponed indefinitely. Later reports emerged that Palaash too faced a health issue and was hospitalised. He was brought back to Mumbai to continue his treatement, while Smriti and her family stayed back in Sangli.
Palak Muchhal, Palaash's sister had shared a statement confirming the news of the wedding being postponed. She shared a note on social media whcih read, "Due to Smriti's dad's health, Smriti and Palash's wedding has been put on hold. Would request all of you to respect the privacy of the family in this sensitive time."
Soon, Reddit users began claiming that Palash cheated on Smriti with a choreographer the night before the wedding. Following the chatter, Smriti deleted all the wedding and engagement posts on Instagram, which led netizens to believe that cheating rumours may be true.
So far, neither Palaash nor Smriti or their teams have shared any statement about the postponement of the wedding or addressed the social media speculations. Everyone is waiting for an official statement from Palash and Smriti.