Overview
- Kota’s District Consumer Commission sent notices to Salman Khan and the Rajshree manufacturer seeking formal responses.
- The complaint by BJP leader and advocate Inder Mohan Singh Honey alleges ads touting “saffron-infused cardamom” and “saffron-infused pan masala” mislead consumers.
- The petitioner argues saffron costs about ₹4 lakh per kg, making its inclusion in a ₹5 pouch implausible, and says such ads can influence youth toward a product linked to oral cancer.
- The next hearing is scheduled for November 27, and no public response from the actor or the company had been reported at the time of coverage.
- Salman Khan appears in promotions for Rajshree Elaichi rather than its pan masala, and the petition seeks a ban on the advertisements, with some reports noting a call to revoke his government awards on moral grounds.