New Delhi: A sessions in Indore issued notices to actress and TV anchor Mandira Bedi and her designer Puneet Nanda in connection with the saree controversy on Wednesday.
Bedi had sparked off a furore for wearing a saree that had flags of all 16 countries that participated in the recently concluded World Cup 2007.The Indian flag appeared in the folds of her saree near her feet. Puneet Nanda had to apologise. "I didn't think our flag would end up near Bedi's foot. I am sorry."
Ajay Vir Singh, an advocate, had lodged a petition in the court of CJM, accusing Mandira of disrespecting the tricolour by wearing it as a design on her sari and violating the Flag Code.
While Bedi has been arrayed in as the first accused, designer Puneet Nanda is the second accused. The complainant has also prayed for examining Kunaldas Gupta, Chief Executive of Sony Entertainment TV, Charu Sharma, co-anchor, former cricketers Tony Greig, Arjuna Ranatunga and Ian Chappell as witnesses, as they were present during the show extraa innings.
Mandira had tendered an apology and said the she has no intention to hurt anybody's national sentiments. She had earlier been amidst controversy for using a Sikh religious symbol on her body as a tattoo. Then too she had sent a signed apology to the Akal Takht, the highest body of Sikh religious affairs, expressing regret.
It is worth mentioning here that Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar had also raked up controversy by reportedly cutting a cake with national flag colours on his birthday.
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