Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan recently came under the target of Islamists after she wore a pendant with a Quranic verse carved on it. The actress was served a legal notice by the Madhya Pradesh Congress, Abbas Hafeez, over a pendant that she wore on the occasion of Diwali and posted her pictures on Instagram.
Hafeez said that the actress hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims as, according to him, the pendant is not a fashion accessory but a matter of faith because of the Quranic verse on it. “There is a pendant from the princely state of Bhopal, linked to the heritage of the Begums of Bhopal, which bears a verse from the Quran. For the Begums, this was a matter of faith, not a fashion accessory. It was customary for them to wear it while in seclusion… The way Kareena Kapoor has worn it, flaunting it as a fashion statement and posting pictures, is inappropriate, especially given the specific rituals associated with touching or reading verses from the Quran,” the Congress spokesperson said, asking Kareena to remove the pictures and offer a public apology.
#WATCH | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh: Chief Spokesperson – Madhya Pradesh Congress, Abbas Hafeez, has sent a legal notice to actor Kareena Kapoor over her social media post featuring a pendant bearing Quranic verses. He says, "There is a pendant from the princely state of Bhopal, linked to the heritage of the Begums of Bhopal, which bears a verse from the Quran. For the Begums, this was a matter of faith, not a fashion accessory. It was customary for them to wear it while in seclusion… The way Kareena Kapoor has worn it, flaunting it as a fashion statement and posting pictures, is inappropriate, especially given the specific rituals associated with touching or reading verses from the Quran. In this sense, the post is objectionable. She should remove those pictures and offer an apology. That is the primary demand in the legal notice I have sent… The Congress party has no stance on this. This is a personal matter of mine. It should not be linked to my party, my ideology, or my political position." (11.11)
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“In this sense, the post is objectionable. She should remove those pictures and offer an apology. That is the primary demand in the legal notice I have sent… The Congress party has no stance on this. This is a personal matter of mine. It should not be linked to my party, my ideology, or my political position,” Hafeez added. He said that if the actress fails to remove the pictures and offer an apology, she will face further legal action.
The trouble started when the actress posted some pictures on Instagram on the occasion of Diwali, in which she can be seen all dressed up along with her husband and actor Saif Ali Khan. In the pictures, Kareen is wearing a 30-carat emerald pendant that is said to have the Ayat-ul-Kursi verse from the Quran engraved on it.
All was fine until some Islamists noticed the giant emerald pendant around her neck and were outraged over it. The actress could not have remotely expected that the pictures would land her in legal trouble. The pendant is a family heirloom, which originally belonged to pendant originally belonged to the Begum of Bhopal and was passed down to Kareena after her marriage to Saif Ali Khan.
