Is there anything wrong in a man getting married to his mother in-law after the death of his wife??

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This is a very interesting question.

First thing to do is remove any possible religious influence from the answer and so, on face value and applying the values of which I try and live by, there is nothing wrong with this at all.

Two people, both with a free will, who are not hurting anyone else by their actions can do whatever they choose, with the caveat that if there are children involved, their welfare must be paramount.

You then mention the influence of society, and I would dare make the assumption that generally speaking, society wouldn't be too impressed, but possibly without being able to definitively say why. I'd guess many would need to think deeply about this to come up with a valid or moralistic argument for their distaste.

My own thoughts are that it is very rare, but not unknown, for people to truly romantically love outside their own generation, my second thought was; "did they kill the daughter so they could be together?" and thirdly looked at my own mother in law and ex mother in law and immediately became repulsed......

However, my original statement stands. Its their choice, no one else's and no one should judge, it is the business of only the two individuals involved.

Here is an article on the UK's most recent legislation on the issue;

https://www.stowefamilylaw.co.uk/news/yorkshire_post_article_2/

Good luck!