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Tue, 07/19/2011 - 21:13
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Mallya yet to take decision on withdrawing controversial ad
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) UB Group Chairman Vijay Mallya is
yet to take a decision on withdrawing a controversial
advertisement which shows Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni
"mocking" at spinner Harbhajan Singh, who has slapped a legal
notice against the group.
Mallya said that they were considering the notice served
on them by Harbhajan's lawyers and made it clear that the
spoof was not targetted at the ace Indian spinner.
"We are studying the notice at the moment and have not
taken any decision on withdrawing the advertisement. We will
respond to the notice soon," Mallya told PTI over phone.
Mallya said his company has been involved in sports for a
long time and it was unfair to interpret the spoof as an
insult to Harbhajan.
"Our company has a professional set-up and had a good
profile. We have been involved in sports for a very long time
and it is wrong to interpret the ad as any sort of target
against Bhajji," he said.
"It is a humorous ad and definitely it is not targetting
at anyone. There have been so many TV commercials which are
humorous but nobody objects to those. So why should people
object to this ad," he said.
Mallya also said felt the rival brand may be creating
this controversy and dragging Harbhajan into it.
"It seems that the rival brand is behind this, not
Harbhajan. They are creating this controversy. This is a
campaign by Harbhajan's company," he said.
The UB Group chairman also made it clear that he had immense respect for both Dhoni and Harbhajan and there was no
question of creating any rift between the two. The US prosecutors said it has been proved beyond doubt
that Rana was involved in these attacks.
"Rana provided material support to terrorists for
attacks in India. There is no dispute that there was a
conspiracy to bomb and kill in India. It is crystal clear that
Headley along with Sajid Mir and Pasha (or Abdur Rehman Hashim
Syed (a retired major from the Pakistani Army) planned and
executed the Mumbai terror attacks."
Rana knew that Lashkar was a terrorist organisation and
had agreed to provide material support for terror attacks in
India. "The evidence in this case is overwhelming," the US
Attorney had said during the trial of Rana.
The US court, however, acquitted Rana of the charges of
plotting the 2008 Mumbai attacks but held him guilty of
supporting Pakistan-based terror group LeT and planning a strike in Denmark.
yet to take a decision on withdrawing a controversial
advertisement which shows Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni
"mocking" at spinner Harbhajan Singh, who has slapped a legal
notice against the group.
Mallya said that they were considering the notice served
on them by Harbhajan's lawyers and made it clear that the
spoof was not targetted at the ace Indian spinner.
"We are studying the notice at the moment and have not
taken any decision on withdrawing the advertisement. We will
respond to the notice soon," Mallya told PTI over phone.
Mallya said his company has been involved in sports for a
long time and it was unfair to interpret the spoof as an
insult to Harbhajan.
"Our company has a professional set-up and had a good
profile. We have been involved in sports for a very long time
and it is wrong to interpret the ad as any sort of target
against Bhajji," he said.
"It is a humorous ad and definitely it is not targetting
at anyone. There have been so many TV commercials which are
humorous but nobody objects to those. So why should people
object to this ad," he said.
Mallya also said felt the rival brand may be creating
this controversy and dragging Harbhajan into it.
"It seems that the rival brand is behind this, not
Harbhajan. They are creating this controversy. This is a
campaign by Harbhajan's company," he said.
The UB Group chairman also made it clear that he had immense respect for both Dhoni and Harbhajan and there was no
question of creating any rift between the two. The US prosecutors said it has been proved beyond doubt
that Rana was involved in these attacks.
"Rana provided material support to terrorists for
attacks in India. There is no dispute that there was a
conspiracy to bomb and kill in India. It is crystal clear that
Headley along with Sajid Mir and Pasha (or Abdur Rehman Hashim
Syed (a retired major from the Pakistani Army) planned and
executed the Mumbai terror attacks."
Rana knew that Lashkar was a terrorist organisation and
had agreed to provide material support for terror attacks in
India. "The evidence in this case is overwhelming," the US
Attorney had said during the trial of Rana.
The US court, however, acquitted Rana of the charges of
plotting the 2008 Mumbai attacks but held him guilty of
supporting Pakistan-based terror group LeT and planning a strike in Denmark.
