Kerala HC issues notices to Tamannaah Bhatia, Virat Kohli and Aju Varghesefor promoting online rummy games

Actor Tamannaah Bhatia, Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and Malayalam actor Aju Varghese, who are the brand ambassadors of online rummy games, have been sent notices by the Kerala HC. A division bench of Kerala High Court headed by chief justice S Manikumar comprising justice Anil K Narendran on January 27 sent notices while hearing a petition seeking to prevent online rummy games. It also asked for a reply from the Kerala government on this. Pauly Vadakkan, a Thrissur native filed the petition, alleging that, 'Online Rummy games are becoming more and more popular. It should be legally prohibited. Other states have done the same. Kerala has a 1960 law. But no other steps have been taken. It does not include the topic of online rummy. The stars, who are the brand ambassadors, attracted the audience and took part in the competition. Online Rummy is within the limits of gambling.' The respondents of this petition are the brand ambassadors, the state government, State IT Department, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and two private firms which conduct online rummy games. Meanwhile, Tamannaah Bhatia recently gained attention after she posted a workout video of herself on Instagram. In the video, she can be seen lifting weight while showing off her toned figure, Captioning the same, she wrote, 'You don't have to be extreme, just be consistent. 2 months of consistent, supervised workout routines with @devimeena and @kirandembla, and I'm back to my pre-COVIDbody! In your face COVID-19.' Tamannaah had tested positive for COVIDin October last year and underwent treatment at a hospital in Hyderabad for a week.