Dhoni summoned over hurting sentiments
Magazine front cover shows Dhoni as Hindu god who is seen holding various products which the cricket star promotes.
NEW DELHI:
Indian cricket captain M S Dhoni was ordered on Tuesday to appear in court over a magazine front cover that allegedly hurt religious sentiments by depicting him as a Hindu god, a report said.
A court in Andhra Pradesh summoned him to appear on an unspecified date to testify in the case relating to an April 2013 article in the Business Today magazine.
The front cover showed Dhoni as the multi-limbed Hindu god Vishnu who was seen holding various products which the hugely popular cricket star promotes.
Two local activists, reportedly members of a hardline Hindu nationalist organisation, complained to the court over the graphic. In a hearing Tuesday, representatives of the magazine appeared but neither Dhoni nor any lawyer on his behalf was present, the Press Trust of India reported.
“The court issued the warrant of appearance as neither Dhoni was not present before it in connection with the complaint. It is not an arrest warrant,” the news agency reported.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 25th, 2014.
Indian cricket captain M S Dhoni was ordered on Tuesday to appear in court over a magazine front cover that allegedly hurt religious sentiments by depicting him as a Hindu god, a report said.
A court in Andhra Pradesh summoned him to appear on an unspecified date to testify in the case relating to an April 2013 article in the Business Today magazine.
The front cover showed Dhoni as the multi-limbed Hindu god Vishnu who was seen holding various products which the hugely popular cricket star promotes.
Two local activists, reportedly members of a hardline Hindu nationalist organisation, complained to the court over the graphic. In a hearing Tuesday, representatives of the magazine appeared but neither Dhoni nor any lawyer on his behalf was present, the Press Trust of India reported.
“The court issued the warrant of appearance as neither Dhoni was not present before it in connection with the complaint. It is not an arrest warrant,” the news agency reported.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 25th, 2014.