Big B Amiatbh Bachchan enjoys magical mass base that is even more than what some political leaders enjoy in the country. He endorses almost everything on screen from watches to perfumes, from cars to creams. His ‘political’ advertisement, UP me dam hai .... Kyunki Jurm yaha kam hai was said to be the endorsement of a political party in some way.

Uttar Pradesh CM Mayawati is known to be a person who does not forget and forgive her political enemies. Amitabh’s ad campaign, which was indirectly in favor of Mulayam Singh government, had irked many political leaders including Mayawati during campaigning period in UP. His advertisement, UP mein dum hai, kyunki jurm yahaan kam hai (UP has what it takes because crime is much less here) was criticized by leaders of several political parties.

Now, Big B of Bollywood Amiatbh Bachchan will have to face another legal hassle because of that advertisement. Big B is still waiting the case over the allotment of agricultural land to be settled. At the same time, a petition has been filed before the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court against Big B’s TV advertisements on Tuesday. The petitioner has filed application against Big B’s claim in the ad that crime rate in the state was much less compared to the other states.

In that advertisement, Big B had quoted data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) and claimed that the crime rate in UP was less than other states. The petitioner, Braj Bhushan Dubey of Ghazipur district, has urged the court to ask Bachchan to clarify on what basis he had claimed that the crime rate is lower in UP.

Earlier, Dubey had sent an application under Right To Information (RTI) to Central Information Commissioner, Justice (Retd) MA Khan, and asked him to disclose the basis of Bachchan’s claim. Later, the CIC had issued a notice to Bachchan to reply by October 15 on his claims in which he said that the crime situation in UP was better than other states. Without waiting for Big B’s response on this issue, Dubey has filed a fresh application in the high court. The High Court is likely to hear the case on November 13.