Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has landed in a religious controversy after her Diwali photographs featuring a pendant engraved with Quranic verses drew objections.

Abbas Hafeez, a Congress functionary has sent a legal notice to Kareena and her stylist Rhea Kapoor over the pendant.

The notice objects to the presentation of Ayat-ul-Kursi as a fashion accessory. Hafeez has sought the removal of the photographs and a public apology.

Hafeez has clarified that he sent the notice in his personal capacity and not on behalf of Congress. The matter currently involves a legal notice, not a reported FIR.