Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor Khan has landed in a controversy over a special royal pendant she wore during Diwali. Madhya Pradesh Congress leader and national media coordinator Abbas Hafeez has sent a legal notice to Kareena Kapoor and her stylist Rhea Kapoor. The notice alleges that the manner in which the pendant bearing a sacred verse from the Quran was displayed on social media could hurt religious sentiments.
The disputed pendant is made of a 30-carat emerald and has Ayat al-Kursi from the Quran engraved on it. The verse is the 255th verse of Surah Al-Baqarah. In the Diwali photographs, Kareena wore the pendant with a beige kaftan and a turban. In a social media post, her stylist Rhea Kapoor described it as a nearly 200-year-old heirloom of the royal family of Bhopal.
The notice has demanded that the related photographs and videos be removed from social media, a public apology be issued, and an assurance be given that the dignity of the religious verse will be maintained in the future. Abbas Hafeez has clarified that he has no objection to Kareena’s clothes or her personal choices. His objection, he said, is to the manner in which the sacred verse was displayed.
The jewellery is also linked to the Pataudi family. According to Rhea Kapoor, it is a family heirloom of Saif Ali Khan’s grandmother Sajida Sultan, who was the daughter of Bhopal’s last Nawab, Hamidullah Khan.
Hafeez has clarified that he sent the notice in his personal capacity and not on behalf of the Congress party. So far, no public response has been issued by Kareena or Rhea Kapoor on the matter.
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