Owners of the Twenty20 cricket team Chennai Super Kings - India Cements - on Saturday sacked actress Nayanthara from the post of brand ambassador.
CHENNAI: Owners of the Twenty20 cricket team Chennai Super Kings - India Cements - on Saturday sacked actress Nayanthara from the post of brand ambassador for allegedly breaching the terms of her contract.
The company has asked the actress to refund Rs.4 million paid to her and threatened legal action if she fails to comply.
Sources in India Cements alleged that Nayanthara stayed áway from the shooting of the promotional video in the company of the Super Kings cricket team, actor Vijay, ace drummer Shiva Mani and singer Hariharan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, "falsely" citing health reasons on Wednesday. The actress has denied the charge.
Spokesman of a leading event management company claimed that the actress "fraudulently reported sick and admitting herself in a hospital" to stay away from the promotional video shoot.
But the actress turned up for shooting two hours later in Hyderabad, the company claimed.
Nayanthara refuted the charges in a statement arguing that she had only signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) whose clauses did not compulsorily stipulate her presence during all matches.
"The organisers did not obtain my call sheet giving sufficient notice for the promotional video shoot as per terms of the MoU. While I have indicated my willingness to take part in future matches, talk shows and promotional videos, my arbitrarily removal from the brand ambassadorship through a press statement is in bad taste and denies me a chance for national exposure," Nayanthara said.
The actress, however, has not said anything with regard to money.
The Chennai Super Kings team is scheduled to play its second Indian Premier League Twenty20 match at its home ground later Saturday against Kolkata Knight Riders. It had won its outing on Wednesday against Mumbai Indians.
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