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- The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has initiated legal action against Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Tiger Shroff for promoting cardamom brands allegedly used as surrogate advertising for banned pan masala products.
- Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe confirmed that the actors will not receive special treatment as celebrities and will be treated as advertisers under the law.
- While two actors have responded to the show-cause notices, one has failed to respond, prompting further legal proceedings against them.
- The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a petition by the manufacturer, PB Agro LLP, to quash these notices, stating the matter should be addressed in Maharashtra courts.
What to watch next
- Legal proceedings against the actor who failed to respond to the FDA notice
- FDA's review of the responses provided by the other two actors
- Further litigation in Maharashtra courts regarding the surrogate advertising notices
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Tukaram Mundhe
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“आपके लिए स्टार होंगे, मेरे लिए कानून के उल्लंघनकर्ता”
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…ने साफ कहा है कि सेलिब्रिटी होने की वजह से इन सितारों को कोई खास छूट नहीं मिलेगी. उनके मुताबिक, इस मामले में एक्टर्स को स्टार नहीं, बल्कि विज्ञापनदाता के तौर पर देखा जा रहा है और कानून के हिसाब से कार्रवाई आगे बढ़ेगी. ‘ आपके लिए स्टार होंगे, मेरे लिए कानून के उल्लंघनकर्ता ’ तुकाराम मुंढे का कहना कि लोगों की नजर में शाहरुख, अजय और टाइगर बड़े सितारे हो सकते हैं, लेकिन FDA के लिए इस मामले में वे विज्ञापनदाता हैं. उन्होंने कहा कि कानून अपना रास्ता अपनाएगा और इसी आधार पर कार्रवाई शुरू की गई…
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