Complaint filed against Akshay Kumar for allegedly defaming Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in detergent ad
Mumbai: A police complaint has been filed against Bollywood Actor Akshay Kumar for allegedly defaming Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a detergent advertisement.
The complaint was filed by Suryakant Jaggannath Jadhav at the Worli police station in Mumbai on Monday. According to the complainant the Akshay Kumar had defamed the Maratha king and his army by showing them as washing clothes in the ad.
In the advertisement, Bollywood Actor Akshay Kumar is seen as a king and arrives with his army in a palace. He says, ‘Maharaj aur uski sena dushman ko dhona jaanti hai, aur apne kapde bhi. (The king knew to beat up the enemies and also wash their clothes). As a woman points out their dirty clothes, they are then seen washing the clothes with the product.
In his complaint Suryakant Jaggannath Jadhav has said that the people of Maharashtra were deeply hurt with the advertisement and urged the police to take action against the company and the actor for ‘maligning’ Maharashtrian culture, condemning the act, while handing a CD with the video.
