A local court in Ananthpur district, Andhra Pradesh, India has issued an arrest warrant against Mahendra Singh Dhoni after a complaint was lodged against the Indian skipper for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus.
The arrest warrant was issued after Dhoni failed to appear before the court despite three summons. It directed the police to present Dhoni before the court on July 16th. The case refers to a picture on the cover of ‘Business Today’ in its April 2013 edition.
Dhoni was portrayed as the Hindu God ‘Vishnu’ with a sub-title named ‘God of Big Deals’ and holding products of several companies including a shoe in his hand.
A local Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) member, Y Shyam Sundar, had filed the petition at a court in Ananthpur in February this year saying Dhoni had hurt the sentiments of millions of Hindus by denigrating a god revered by them. The court took up the matter on Tuesday, and ordered the arrest warrant against the Indian captain as he had failed to reply to the summons. Similar petitions have been filed against Dhoni in Delhi, Pune and other cities, PTI reports.
