FIR sought against Akshay Kumar for 'insulting' advertisement

A Maratha organisation has submitted a letter to district and police authorities in Maharashtra's Nanded, seeking a case against Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar for allegedly hurting community's sentiments in a washing powder vertisement, an official said on Saturday.

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Calling vertisement an "insult" of Maratha warriors, Sambhaji Brige on Thursday submitted letter to Nanded District Collector and Vazirab Police, urging m to register a case against "Pman" actor. In vertisement, actor is seen playing role of a Maratha king, who returns victorious with his army, but is monished for his dirty clos. n shows characters dancing around and washing ir own clos.

"We received a letter from Sambhaji Brige on Thursday, in which y demanded that a case be filed against Akshay Kumar for hurting community's sentiments. We have forwarded letter to superintendent's office," in- charge of Vazirab Police Station S S Shivale said. actor and detergent brand have also come under flak on social media with #BoycottNirma hashtag trending on Twitter.

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