AR Rahman threatens legal action against defamatory posts on separation with Saira Banu, 'Offenders are liable to be punished...'

AR Rahman and Saira Banu announced their divorce this week and since then, there have been various speculations regarding their separation. The music composer has now taken an extreme step.

AR Rahman has reacted to all the rumours and speculations about his divorce with Saira Banu. The Oscar-winner has warned people of a defamation case for creating false narratives. Rahman has reacted to all the rumours and speculations about his divorce with Saira Banu. The Oscar-winner has warned people of a defamation case for creating false narratives. Some even connected his divorce with his bassist Mohini Dey, who announced her divorce on the same day. A section of netizens and some YouTube channels started coming up with various theories, including alleged affairs. Well, the Dil Se composer has now reacted to the same.

AR Rahman threatens legal action

Amidst his separation with Saira Banu, AR Rahman has taken a strong stand against those who are spreading false rumours about his divorce. The music composer took to his social media page today and stated that anyone who tries to come up with fake narratives on any social media platform will be slapped with a defamation case. The composer also mentioned that any theories and interview discussions that have happened so far about his personal life by random people online are untrue.

One of the paragraphs from his notice reads, "My client few days back informed through his X (twitter) about the dissolution of the marriage. "We had hoped to reach the grand thirty, but all things, it seems, carry an unseen end. Even the throne of God might tremble at the weight of broken hearts. Yet, in this shattering, we seek meaning, though the pieces may not find their place again. To our friends, thank you for... — A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) November 19, 2024."

Further in this entertainment news, another excerpt mentions, "While it is so that it is noticed some of the social media platforms and several you-tubers have started a series of calumny and defamatory write-ups about the same with their own concocted and fertile imaginary stories on their private life. There were also interviews by some busy bodies about their own perspective on the failure of their marriage life. It is unnecessary to reproduce each one of the statements that was spread across the social-media platform which is intended to spread knowledge and awareness."

About taking a strong legal action against such gossipmongers, the post says, "My client informs the hatemongers and sharers of abusive contents to remove the objectionable content within the next one hour and a maximum time duration of 24 hours, he will be advised to file appropriate criminal defamation case under Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and in such an event the offenders are liable to be punished with an imprisonment of two years, with or without fine as the court may determine under Section 356 (2) of the said Act."

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Earlier, AR Rahman and Saira Banu's son, AR Ameen, also slammed social media users and several entertainment news portals for pushing a false narrative about his parents' divorce.