Versatile actor Prakash Raj, milky siren Tamannah Bhatia, Baahubali star Rana Daggubati, Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and Board of Control for Cricket in India chief Sourav Ganguly, were issued notices by Madurai bench of Madras High Court for promoting online sports apps. Other celebrities were also issued the notices for the same by the bench consisting of Justices N Kirubakaran and B Pugalendhi for endorsing online gambling games.
The public interest litigation has been filed in Madras High Court against the promotion of online gambling app. The petition alleges that celebrities including cricketer Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly, actor Prakash Raj, Tamannah Bhatia and Rana Daggubati, are promoting online gambling. The online gambling games are banned in Telangana, so the Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu government to impose ban on such online games.
Advocate Mohammed Rizvi filed the case after some youth ended their lives by committing suicide in the state after losing money in such apps.
The petition was heard in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court yesterday. Madurai court has issued notices to celebrities. The people are asking why they are promoting the gambling app when they know it affects them. Apart from these celebrities, the court has also directed the Center and the state governments to respond on this issue.