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Andhra court issues arrest warrant against Dhoni

  •   Tue, Jun 24 2014 02:47:14 PM

Hyderabad, June 24 (IANS): A court in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday issued an arrest warrant against Indian cricket team captain M.S. Dhoni for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus.

A local court in Anantapur issued the arrest warrant as Dhoni did not appear in the court despite three summons served in the past. It directed police to present Dhoni in the court July 16.

The case relates to a picture on the cover of a magazine.

Business Today in its April 2013 edition had carried the picture. Dhoni was portrayed as Hindu god Vishnu with a sub title "God of Big Deals" and holding products of several companies including a shoe in his hand.

Y. Shyam Sunder, a local leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), had filed a petition in the court in February this year alleging that the cricketer hurt the sentiments of Hindus by denigrating a Hindu god.

The summons issued by the court to Dhoni on three occasions were returned. The court, which took up the hearing Tuesday, issued the arrest warrant.

Similar petitions against Dhoni were filed in Delhi, Pune and other cities.
  

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  • ethan, mangalore/mumbai

    Wed, Jun 25 2014

    He is holding shoe in his hand that is wrong... he can dress nyhow.

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  • Ahmed, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 25 2014

    Action on Dhoni is because in the advertisement he is carrying a shoe in one of his hand. But, logically it is not his hand because he has only two hands. Or, they will have to prove that Dhoni has eight hands. Then the accusation has some weight.

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  • vinod, mangalore

    Wed, Jun 25 2014

    there are children who dress as lord Krishna during janmashtami. There are many children and adults who dress as Gods during various festivals, drama or movies.How can dressing up as God be insult to religion?I think just because Dhoni is a celebrity this issue has come.

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  • JANARDHANA ACHARYA, BANGALORE/UDIPI

    Wed, Jun 25 2014

    Dhoni, M.S~~. really?

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mapusa

    Wed, Jun 25 2014

    Just think - If I make a Cartoon of FEKU and post it on Facebook
    Who would be punished – Me or FEKU? So punish the editor and not Dhoni…

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  • Nakul, Mulki

    Wed, Jun 25 2014

    Cheap people....cheap thinking

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  • rajprakash, ksa/kuthar

    Wed, Jun 25 2014

    In india if anyone speaks against his own community or religion is considered as a secular person. This kind of perception should be stopped.India has a rich cultural n religious heritage which holds the entire nation togather irrespective of all odds. We must learn to respect each n every person in the world and his or her religious beliefs.No one has the right to hurt anyones sentiments.I will be the least bothered person if the court sends dhoni to two or more years jail, eventhough i am a big fan of dhoni.

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  • paul dsouza, balakunje

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    When you live in a glass house you should not throw stone to some ones house. When christians attacked & churches, muslims attacked & made communal riots..etc, what...that is not hurt of other religions feelings...??? Doni must have not done purposely, if at all happened without his knowledge, he can apologies with hindu community for the betterment of the peace & harmony.

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  • Mangalorian, Mangalore

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    With Doni they have yo arrest the advertising company also

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  • Lawrence D Souza, Bangalore

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    this is just jealous on Dhoni because he is successful man in cricket few people don't like,
    Dhoni will more popular in future!!!!!

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  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, dubai/udupi

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    Dear jayanth
    I pity on ur knowledge. Protest was against the cartoon of prophet mohammad who was a human being like u n me. It was not against cartoon of god of Islam as islam clearly preaches about no form or likeness of god..pls put ur facts right before commenting..prophet mohamed neither seen god nor he claimed to have seen god..

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  • ahmed, ullal

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    Many trophies to india... like world cup, champians trophy, t20 champians etc...

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  • Allen DSouza, Mangalore/Houston

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    The arrest warrant seems to be due to the contempt of court caused by Dhoni failing to heed to summons, rather than based on the nature of complaint itself. The point of who is culpable for such a portrait (Dhoni/publisher) is yet to be determined by the court. I don't think cover pages are determined by the person portrayed but instead by publishers to gather attention to their magazines on news stands. Eventually the publisher may be penalized. But Dhoni should know better than to ignore a court's summons to testify.

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  • sathish jm, kumpala/dubai

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    ...thank god, by arguing so I don't want you end up in Kankanady hospital. My dear,It is easy to raise questions for the issue which has no answers. But difficult to answer the questions for which there are many stakes.

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  • debbie, mumbai

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    I am laughing reading everyone's comments, just like Dhoni must have laughed all the way to the bank.

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    In India everything is possible but you should be very rich.....!!! i.e Money counts....

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  • prem, Mangalore

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    'Har Har Modi' is not insult to God!

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  • Francis, Moodbidri / Dubai

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    Modi atleast gives chaay, what Dhoni gives?

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  • Rosario Fernandes, kallianpur

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    VHP has started showing its colors.
    If Modi does not keep RSS & VHP in its place, his days are numbered.
    India is a multi religion country,
    any comments or actions by anybody can easily be connected to any one of the Hindu Gods. Because Hindu's
    have over 10,000 plus Gods.
    'Har Har Modi' doesn't hurt them.?
    Cheap hypocrates.!!!!!

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  • Ismail Shaikh, Moodbidri/Dubai

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    Modi is above God for BJP/RSS chelas so these hypocrites defend Modi.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Tue, Jun 24 2014



    If at all, Dhoni overlooked or failed to realize the consequence, still it is not too late. He can officially/formally regret his mistake or else such sentiments may bring un due public reaction or hurdles in his cricketing career. After all, we are human beings and bound to make mistakes .

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  • Indian, Mangalore

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    One must understand Dhoni is not above the law of the land.

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  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, dubai/udupi

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    Who has seen the God/Gods to depict or to enact their role...Duniya jukhti hain magar jukhanewala chahiye....All forms and figures are from the imaginations of the script writer

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  • Jayanth, Bangalore

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    Then why you protested against cartoons, it is also piece of imagination

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  • LAI, Kohima/mangalore

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    I agree that god has no form. This is all just a figment of Imagination . It is like religion which is also man made by self acclaimed prophets.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mapusa

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    I saw the cover of Business Today dated April 14th 2013 with a graphic picture of Doni holding all the products he is endorsing with his 8 hands. This is pure piece of imagination from the editor of Business Today and he needs to be prosecuted instead of Doni…

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  • Shivappa, Mangalore

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    Your argument is valid Jossey.
    But the point here is the case was filed against Dhoni and was admitted by the court.
    Whether Dhoni is right or wrong it is another matter but Dhoni should not have ignored the summons by the court.
    I am basically not against depicting God in One's imagination as long as it is not done in a bad taste (I mean deliberate provoking)
    As such the magazine cover was not derogatory (except the shoe in hand for some)and it is a non issue for me.

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  • Fredrick Correa, Pernal/Mumbai

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    The court should have asked the advertising company to appear. The advertisement should have been withdrawn, if it hurt the sentiments of the people. As far as Dhoni is concerned, he should have clarified his stand and should have apologised to the people. Unknowingly we do make mistakes. When pointed out, we should have the humility to accept it. We are living in a country, where sentiments play a crucial role.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Tue, Jun 24 2014



    Depicting someone in Gods image in the serials and portraying someone as God (for products) for commercial purpose are two different issues. The greed for money sometimes makes a person blind in his thoughts and actions. In my opinion it is not only Dhoni, but even the advertising company should also be held responsible for creating such a situation.

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  • Lydia Lobo, Kadri

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    Flavian,

    I have all reasons to believe that Dhoni will not pose for a picture with all those products in his hand because such a scene will look like he is begging to ensure his clients that he can sell anything.

    I don't think Dhoni has a need to advertise himself - producers must be waiting in queue to book appointment with his PR office several years in advance !

    The party that put this particular advertising must be a marketing/promoting agent. Dhoni has all rights to sue such a party because there is violation of certain code of business.

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  • Thomas Scaria, Mangalore

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    Dhoni must have received a huge amount for this advertisement. So, he is silent. Pay 10 percent of it to the court, or to those who have filed case against him as a fine.

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  • Donald, Mangalore

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    God keeps quiet. People take revenge because they are lacking God's patience, kindness, and understanding.

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  • Lydia Lobo, Kadri

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    I feel, instead Dhoni should have sued the Newspaper for publishing a picture of the sort because he many not even be knowing that such a thing happened.

    Using technology and computer graphics, anybody's picture can be morphed by just pasting the head on a torso. Why isn't the organization suing the producers of the products pictured there ?

    Is this the very VHP that cattle from Northern India to Kerala Go-Shalas that are suing Dhoni ? Shouldn't one wonder who appointed VHP as protector of Hindu God/Goddesses ?

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  • clitus tauro, Doha / Qatar

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    I agree with Lydia Lobo. In such case Business Today should not have publish it. Dhoni made for advertisement without thinking any negative impact looks like.

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  • Lydia Lobo, Kadri

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    Cletus,

    Business Today will get a Terms and Conditions form signed by the advertiser and print a matter because it gives them revenue. They will not find out if the advertiser has taken consent of the celebrity because at any given time, they have the T&C to wash their hands off.

    At the same time, it will be a real joke to believe that Dhoni has indeed posed for such a picture because he is such a hot brand ambassador that he will hardly have time for cheap publicity.

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  • praba, mangalore

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    @Lydia

    Each n every Hindu is a protector of his religion n God. Its none of ur business.

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  • Lydia Lobo, Kadri

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    Prabha,

    Should I not say, commenting on a public forum in a rude manner is not your business too ?

    Lady, we all have our own religion and we are protecting it in our own way. Not Hindus alone do it. Got it ? How come Dhoni is not a Hindu then ? He does not seem to be protecting his religion - does he ?

    For your information, VHP is an organization, not an individual. When individuals do their religion protection based duty, where is the need of organization then ? Eh ?

    If you were so proud of what VHP is doing, you would have gathered the essence in their sending cattle to a state that legal sells cattle-meat. This is an issue I raised in my first comment, how could you by-pass it ?

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  • Heri Fernandes, MANGALORE/UK

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    @ Praba,
    Is human being protector of God or God protector of human beings? Quite confusing statement from you..

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  • Amith, udupi

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    If i was an advocate i would have argued to bring the person to court who has first seen /drawn gods face and made us think that god looks like that..

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  • haaris, Puttur / Dubai

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    Amith, udupi

    Awesome comment. Great thinking...

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  • Shivappa, Mangalore

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    Amith
    Advocates like you are required.
    what an intelligence.
    you are really blessed (with intelligence) to question the wisdom of our forefathers.
    good thinking. keep it up.

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  • NISHAR, UAE

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    If there is no issue with any Bollywood star, serial actor or drama actor to act like SHIVA, VISHNU, Brahma irrespective whats their background, life or how they being in nightclubs and parties WHY NOT 'DHONI' one who achieved WORLD CUP for this nation????

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  • RSRB, Kundapura / Singapore

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    Hi Nishar,
    If masjid picture was printed in the shoe sole and displayed by Dhoni, I will surely oppose. Let us support Hindu brothers at this point of time.

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  • NISHAR, UAE

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    i apologies if it hurts you..
    Surely brother.. I'm 100% against to such acts and 100% with Hindu religious sentiments in this regard. My intention was to enhance the true value of 'GOD' by standing against simplifying, making fun of religious sentiments for business and entertainment.
    I was talking about those who are't opposing it.

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  • readerwriter007, pune

    Tue, Jun 24 2014

    these heros forget the world when they are at the peak of the demand. It may be our own fault by letting them to earn more than what they deserve for. It's countless money flows to these guys and that's when they don't care any such sentiments. May be a lesson learnt for all such heros or heroenes. Let's sit and watch the topic.

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