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Kerala HC Issues Notice To Virat Kohli For Endorsing Online Rummy

Kerela High Court issued a warning notice to Virat Kohli due to his association with an online rummy brand. Along with him, other actors like Aju Varghese and Tamannaah Bhatia were also issued notices. This was after an appeal seeking a ban on these platforms was submitted to the court. Earlier, Kohli was also given a notice from the Madras High Court for endorsing fantasy league apps.

It was allegedly believed that users get swayed when public figures like Kohli are associated with online rummy sites. A division bench of Kerala High Court led by Chief Justice S Manikumar issued a legal notice, after hearing the plea seeking a ban on online rummy sites.

The petition was filed by a Thrissur resident, Pauly Vadakkan, wherein he stated that online rummy games have resulted in a menace and must be prohibited. He added that while other states have already implemented the ban and Kerala also has a law in place but it does not include online rummy. In Kerala, a 27-year-old youth named VH Vineeth committed suicide after accumulating a debt of INR 21 Lakhs owing to online rummy.

“The High Court’s intervention is welcomed as I know many people who have lost a lot of money while playing the online game and even I have lost more than INR 6 Lakhs,” said Sajesh, a 32-year-old man who lost the large sum of money while playing rummy online.

“Brand ambassadors do play a big role in attracting youth to these games which can soon turn into an addiction. I had to seek professional help to come out of this addiction which is why the court must ban this game in India,” he added.

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