Mumbai: Actor Prithviraj and Supriya Menon named their newborn baby girl, Alankrita Menon Prithviraj. The actor shared the news through his official Facebook page. Supriya gave birth to the baby girl in a private hospital at Kochi on September 8th.
Prithviraj had officially announced that hiw wife and him were expecting their first child through his Facebook page. Prithviraj and Supriya Menon, who is a journalist by profession, became friends during an interview and began dating after a couple of years. The couple got married on 25th April 2011, in a private ceremony conducted at Supriya's hometown, Palakkad. The actor has always referred to Supriya as his best friend and the couple is considered as one of the most ideal couples of Mollywood.
However, a barrage of comments followed when he announced his daughter's name on Facebook. The actor faced flak for adding Menon to the newborn's name, since Menon represents an upper caste Hindu community in Kerala. His fans went on to say that the addition of Menon was similar to upholding the prevalent caste system.
As the comments ensued, Prithviraj took to Facebook and explained why he chose to name his daughter ''Alankrita Menon Prithviraj'.
