Kareena Kapoor Khan has received a legal notice over a 30-carat heirloom emerald pendant. The piece features a verse from the Quran. She faces backlash for wearing it as a fashion statement and posting photos of it on Instagram.
She wore the piece during Diwali celebrations. The pendant is reportedly a 200-year-old heirloom from the former royal family of Bhopal, passed down through her husband Saif Ali Khan’s family.
Abbas Hafeez a Congress leader sent the notice (in a personal capacity) to Kareena and her stylist, Rhea Kapoor, demanding the removal of the photographs from social media and a public apology. He objected to the way the pendant was presented, claiming it hurt religious sentiments. Neither Kareena nor Rhea has publicly responded to the notice so far.
