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Kareena Kapoor receives legal notice over Quran-inscribed pendant
Congress leader Abbas Hafeez sent a legal notice to actor Kareena Kapoor and stylist Rhea Kapoor over a pendant Kareena wore in Diwali photos.
The pendant is a 30-carat emerald engraved with Ayat-ul-Kursi, a verse from the Quran, and is described as a Bhopal royal family heirloom.
Hafeez objects to how the sacred inscription was presented in the social media posts, not to Kareena’s clothing or her choice to wear other jewellery.
He says the presentation hurt religious sentiments and asks for the photos, videos and posts to be removed.
The notice also seeks a public apology and an assurance that the inscription will not be presented in a way that compromises its religious sanctity.
Kareena and Rhea had not issued an official statement about the notice in the available information.
Kareena Kapoor received a legal notice over a 30-carat emerald pendant engraved with Ayat-ul-Kursi, a verse from the Quran.
The notice was sent by Congress leader Abbas Hafeez and also addressed to stylist Rhea Kapoor.
It objects to how the pendant was presented in photographs and posts from Kareena’s Diwali celebration.
Hafeez seeks removal of the posts, a public apology and an assurance about how the inscription will be presented.
Kareena and Rhea had not issued an official statement, according to News18.
- Who
- Kareena Kapoor and stylist Rhea Kapoor received the notice from Congress leader Abbas Hafeez.
- What
- The notice objects to the presentation of a Quran-inscribed emerald pendant in social-media posts.
- When
- The notice was dated November 11, 2026.
- Where
- The photographs and posts were shared on social media.
- Why
- Hafeez said the presentation did not reflect the reverence due to a sacred Quranic inscription.
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Kareena shared photographs of her Diwali look on social media wearing the pendant.
A legal notice was dated and sent to Kareena and Rhea Kapoor.
News18 reported that Kareena had received the notice.
- Pendant
- 30-carat emerald engraved with Ayat-ul-Kursi
- Notice sender
- Abbas Hafeez, Congress leader
- Notice date
- November 11, 2026
- Other recipient
- Stylist Rhea Kapoor
- Requests
- Remove photographs, videos and posts; issue a public apology; provide an assurance about future presentation
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What people are saying
Kareena in a pure chandi kaftan and turban by Punit Balana, wearing a 200-year-old kalgi from the Nawab of Bhopal and the Begum of Bhopal’s 30-carat emerald, carved with the ‘Ayat-ul-Kursi.’
This objection is confined to the presentation of this sacred pendant and is not a general comment on either person’s dress or lifestyle.