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Bollywood histrion Salman Khan has landed successful ineligible occupation aft a ailment was filed against him successful the Kota Consumer Court, alleging that advertisements for a fashionable cookware masala marque endorsed by him were “misleading."
The complaint, filed by elder Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) person and Rajasthan High Court advocator Inder Mohan Singh Honey, seeks a prohibition connected specified advertisements. Following the complaint, the Kota Consumer Court has issued notices to the histrion and sought a ceremonial response.
According to his complaint, the institution manufacturing Rajshree Pan Masala and its marque ambassador, histrion Salman Khan, person been engaged successful misleading advertizing by promoting the merchandise arsenic containing “saffron-infused cardamom" and "saffron-infused cookware masala.” The petitioner questioned the credibility of these claims, arguing that saffron, which costs astir Rs 4 lakh per kilogram, cannot logically beryllium an constituent successful a merchandise priced astatine Rs 5.
The ailment further stated that specified misleading advertisements power young radical to devour cookware masala, which is linked to an expanding fig of crab cases.
“The company, Rajshree Pan Masala and its marque ambassador, histrion Salman Khan, assertion that the merchandise contains saffron and encourages the younker to devour it. Salman Khan is simply a relation exemplary for galore people. We person filed a ailment against it successful the Kota Consumer Court and notices person been issued for a hearing," Advocate Inder Mohan Singh Honey told ANI.
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He further added, “Celebrities oregon movie stars successful different countries don't adjacent beforehand acold drinks, but they are promoting baccy and cookware masala. I impulse them to not dispersed the incorrect connection to the younker arsenic cookware masala is 1 of the starring causes of rima cancer.”
The Kota Consumer Court has taken cognisance of the substance and scheduled a proceeding for November 27, 2025. As of now, responses from some the manufacturing institution and the Bollywood histrion are awaited.
