Notice follows Diwali photographs
Kareena Kapoor Khan has received a legal notice over photographs of a Diwali outfit featuring an emerald pendant inscribed with Ayat-ul-Kursi, according to reports published on November 11 by The Indian Express and NDTV. The notice follows objections raised by Abbas Hafeez to the way the Quranic inscription appeared in the social media images.
The Indian Express reports that the notice, dated November 11, was also sent to stylist Rhea Kapoor. It identifies Hafeez as a Congress leader and national media coordinator, while recording his clarification that he issued the notice in his individual capacity.
[1][2]What the notice requests
According to The Indian Express, the notice asks for the photographs, videos and posts concerned to be removed from accounts under the recipients’ control. It also seeks a public apology and an assurance concerning future presentation of the inscription.
The report says Hafeez confined his objection to the presentation of the sacred pendant, while stating that he was not seeking to control general clothing choices or the wearing of other jewellery. These are the objections and requests set out in his notice.
[1]The jewellery described by the stylist
NDTV reports that Rhea Kapoor styled the actor in a beige kaftan and matching turban and described the emerald pendant as an heirloom of the Bhopal royal family. Her account linked the jewellery to Saif Ali Khan’s family.
The pendant was described as a 30-carat emerald bearing Ayat-ul-Kursi. The photographs and the stylist’s accompanying description supplied the background to the objections, according to the published reports. The new development is the legal notice following those social media posts.
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