Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Diwali look generated so many reactions and now it has landed in controversy too.
According to a report by India Today, Madhya Pradesh Congress spokesperson Abbas Hafeez has sent a legal notice to Kareena and her stylist Rhea Kapoor over a pendant she wore that carries a Quranic verse.
Hafeez says using sacred verses as a fashion accessory and pairing them with this kind of outfit can hurt religious sentiments.
He has asked for the photos to be taken down from social media and for a public apology. He said he took the step in his personal capacity as a Muslim and that the Congress party has nothing to do with it. If Kareena doesn’t comply, he has warned he will go to the police or the courts.
On Diwali, Rhea shared pictures of the 46-year-old actress in a silver kaftan and matching turban by designer Punit Balana.
She wore a 200-year-old kalgi that once belonged to the Nawab of Bhopal, along with a 30-carat emerald necklace that belonged to the Begum of Bhopal.
That emerald is carved with Ayat-ul-Kursi, a verse from the Quran, and that is what people online noticed.
Both pieces are royal heirlooms that have come down through Saif Ali Khan’s family. His grandmother, Sajida Sultan, was the daughter of the last ruling Nawab of Bhopal.
Neither the Consult actor nor her stylist has responded to the controversy so far.
On the work front, Kareena was last seen in Meghna Gulzar’s crime thriller Dayrawhich also starred Prithviraj Sukumaran.