The Jaipur District Client Fee has issued summons to Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Tiger Shroff for showing in an commercial for a saffron-flavored gutkha product. The actors have been accused of deceptive shoppers as per the media studies.
The grievance, filed by client rights activist Yogendra Singh Badiyal, alleges the gutkha firm’s declare that “each grain comprises saffron” is fake. The petition highlights the discrepancy between the gutkha’s low value and the excessive value of saffron.
The grievance additional alleges that the gutkha neither comprises saffron nor carries its perfume, but it continues to be promoted by high-profile celebrities. The concern is that their endorsement may mislead shoppers into believing the product provides one thing it doesn’t.
The grievance additionally raises the intense concern of the potential well being dangers related to such commercials. By glamorising gutkha, the petition argues, these promotional campaigns may not directly encourage consumption of a product identified to be dangerous.
Previously, Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Akshay Kumar have additionally confronted backlash for selling pan masala manufacturers.
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