In the TV commercial, Dhoni was seen making fun of Singh 's role in a commercial for rival Pernod Ricard's Royal Stag. The notice says that such commercials cause disunity and friction within the Indian team.
Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh on Monday slapped a legal notice on Vijay Mallya's UB Spirits over a commercial for McDowell's No 1 Platinum featuring Dhoni.
In the TV commercial, Dhoni was seen making fun of Singh 's role in a commercial for rival Pernod Ricard's Royal Stag.
The notice says that such commercials cause disunity and friction within the Indian team.
Since liquor brands are not allowed to advertise in India, the commercials are for McDowell's No 1 Platinum soda and Royal Stag cricket gear, respectively.
Singh's lawyers have sent the legal notice to top UB Group officials including its owner Vijay Mallya stating that the McDowell's No 1 Platinum commercial makes a mockery of Singh, his family and the Sikh community.
The legal notice seeks an unconditional public apology to Singh's family in all widely read newspapers as well as television channels prominently and withdrawal of the commercial within three days of receiving it.
"My client is serving you with the instant notice to give you an opportunity to accept your mistake and make amends. Failing this, we will have no other alternative than to take appropriate legal action including that of filing proceedings for defamation, damages and all such civil as well as criminal actions," the notice says, signed by lawyer Shyam Dewani.
The notice, sent by Singh's mother Avtar Kaur, alleges that such commercials bring disunity and friction in the Indian team, which tops the world ranking, and can be termed anti-national.
Apart from Vijay Mallya, the notice has been sent to other officials of UB group seeking a compensation of Rs1,00,000 to the cricketer's family towards the cost of the notice.
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