Kareena Kapoor‘s Diwali look has sparked a controversy over a pendant she wore. A Congress leader has now sent a legal notice to the actress and celebrity stylist Rhea Kapoor over the Quranic verse engraved on the jewellery.
Kareena wore a 30-carat emerald pendant carrying Ayat-ul-Kursi, a verse from the Quran. Rhea Kapoor, who styled the actress, described it as a 200-year-old heirloom from the former royal family of Bhopal. The jewellery reportedly belongs to the family of Kareena’s husband, Saif Ali Khan.
Abbas Hafeez, a Congress leader from Madhya Pradesh, objected to the pictures and sent a legal notice to both Kareena and Rhea. He wants the pictures and videos removed and has also demanded a public apology. He believes the Quranic verse should not be presented in this manner.
Hafeez clarified that he had issued the notice in his personal capacity and that his objection was not about Kareena’s choice of clothes or jewellery, but the presentation of the sacred verse.
The Hindu Utsav Samiti has also come out in Kareena’s support, rejecting the demand for an apology. Neither Kareena nor Rhea has publicly responded to the notice so far.
