I haven't said a word that can be interpreted as an insult to any religion: Raveena Tandon clarifies
Mumbai/IBNS: At a time when she has been booked by Amritsar police, Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon on Friday said she did not say anything which could hurt religious sentiments.
She, however, apologised and shared a link to the web show which triggered the controversy.
She made the remark after Raveena Tandon, Farah Khan and Bharti Singh were booked by Amritsar police for hurting religious sentiments of the Christian community on a television show.
Raveena tweeted: "Please do watch this link. I haven't said a word that can be interpreted as an insult to any religion. The three of us (Farah Khan, Bharti Singh and I) never intended to offend anyone, but in case we did, my most sincere apologies to those who were hurt. "
Please do watch this link. I haven't said a word that can be interpreted as an insult to any religion. The three of us (Farah Khan, Bharti Singh and I) never intended to offend anyone, but in case we did, my most sincere apologies to those who were hurt. https://t.co/tT2IONqdKI
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) December 26, 2019
The row is linked to an episode of director Farah Khan’s show Back Benchers which streams on Flipkart Video.
The video clip shows Farah acting as the teacher as she asks Raveena Tandon and Bharti Singh to spell the word ‘hallelujah’. Farah and Bharti are yet to react on the same, The Indian Express reported.
The police received a complaint against the actors from Sona Masih, general secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee and president of the Christian Samaj Front.
Senior Superintendent of Police Vikram Jeet Duggal confirmed to The Tribune that a case under Section 295-A of the Indian Penal Code had been registered at Ajnala police station in Amritsar district on Wednesday.
Six persons have been booked in the case.
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