Hrithik Roshan has found himself in the middle of legal trouble again! The "Bang Bang" star has been slapped with a legal notice former Vice-Chairman of Maharashtra Minority Commission Abraham Mathai for hurting the religious sentiments of the Christian community with his "Pope" tweet from earlier this year.
The tweet in question was aimed at Kangana Ranaut following her statement about exes doing silly things. "Ther r more chances of me having had an affair with d Pope dan any of d (Im sure wonderful) women d media hs been naming," Roshan wrote in January.
The Roshan-Ranaut feud has since become messy, with the two of them slapping each other with legal notices and throwing accusations of defemation, mental illness and blackmail.
"Hrithik Roshan has hurt the religious sentiments, feelings and beliefs of Christians (Roman Catholics) all over the world which includes my client as well," said Mathai's lawyer, Rizwan Siddiquee, who is also Ranaut's legal representative in her spat with Roshan.
The notice, filed under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, claims that the actor's "hurtful" comments were made on a public forum, which not only questions the purity of the Bishop of Rome and the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church, but also insults the religion.
"Thus malafidely, mischievously and intentionally outraged the religious feelings and insulted the religious beliefs of Romans Catholics all over the world who consider the Pope to be absolutely chaste as their spiritual and religious leader," the notice reads.
Mathai is now demanding an apology from Roshan within a duration of seven days.
"We demand Mr Roshan recants his statement and issues an unconditional apology," Mathai said. "While we respect Mr Roshan's personal life including his right to choose who he wishes to be in a relationship with, we do take offense at dragging a religious head into it just so attention may be diverted, and the media glare move away."
"Such statements are irresponsible and not called for by a celebrity, thousands of whose fans are from the Catholic community and who believe that the Pope is their religious and revered head," he added.
Ther r more chances of me having had an affair with d Pope dan any of d (Im sure wonderful)women d media hs ben naming.Thanks but no thanks.
— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) January 28, 2016
