An advertisement for Jawed Habib's Hair and Beauty salon depicting Hindu Gods sitting in the parlour was pulled down after outrage poured in on social media.
Will @jhhairbeautyltd dare to publish such cartoon of Prophet for promotion ? Now all Hindus should BOYCOTT Jawed Habib forever ! pic.twitter.com/z3mSoL6Q9O
— Hindujagrutiorg (@hindujagrutiorg) September 5, 2017
Rubbish ad by Jawed Habib. I dare him to do such an ad on his Prophet. pic.twitter.com/XxpZQ7pZiu
— Sonam Mahajan (@AsYouNotWish) September 5, 2017
Andhra : @JH_JawedHabib Tenali (AP) saloon forced to shut down by BJP activists for insulting Hindu Goddess . pic.twitter.com/QuiNfirqwK
— Raj Karsewak (@rajkarsewak) September 7, 2017
The ad showed Indian Goddess Durga, along with her children Kartik, Lakshmi, Saraswati, and Ganesh, enjoying a day at the beauty parlour.
The tag said, Gods too visit JH salon,’ reported India Today.
Following heavy criticism, Jawed issued an apology through a video on Twitter on Tuesday.
— Jawed Habib (@JH_JawedHabib) September 5, 2017
A complaint was also filed by M Kumar Sagar, a student of the University of Hyderabad at the Gachibowli police station on Thursday.
In his complaint, Kumar stated that he received a WhatsApp forward of the ad which he claimed insulted and demeaned Hindu gods.
Speaking to TNM, Gachibowli Inspector, S Chandrakanth said that they have taken the complaint and have sent it to superior officers for an opinion.