Updated May 18th, 2023 at 14:07 IST
MS Dhoni tops list of celebrities guilty of violating rules: Advertising Standards Council
Former Indian captain MS Dhoni and India batsman Virat Kohli has been named in the list of celebrities responsible for violating advertising rules by ASCI.
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Former Indian and current Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni has topped the list of celebrities guilty of violation of the advertising rules as per the Advertising Standards Council of India. Dhoni is followed by YouTuber and actor Bhuvan Bam. The list also contained India and Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Virat Kohli, actress Shraddha Kapoor and Kriti Sanon.
As per the report of the Advertising Standards Council of India, MS Dhoni has ten matters of non-compliance whereas Bhuvan Bam has seven. As per the Press Trust of India, the ASCI report stated, “In spite of the Consumer Protection Act now legally requiring celebrities to do their due diligence when they appear in ads, in 97 percent of cases processed by ASCI featuring celebrities, they failed to provide any evidence of due diligence.”
What is in the ASCI annual report?
Our Annual Complaints Report 2022-23 is out now! The #report findings are based on a large base of 7928 ads which were scrutinised by #ASCI - a 2x increase over past 2 years.
— ASCI (@ascionline) May 17, 2023
Rread the interesting insights & full report - https://t.co/YGkW96mshC#Advertising #Marketing #Digital pic.twitter.com/7BNjqI63F8
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Where is MS Dhoni now?
Coming back to MS Dhoni's current scenario, he is leading the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League 2023 and the team is currently placed in the second spot of the points table with 15 points from 13 matches. They will meet Delhi Capitals in their last league match at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in New Delhi and the team would want to win the match and qualify for the playoffs stage of the tournament.
MS Dhoni has been one of the best cricketers on the Indian cricket team and also has a fan following all over the world. The form Team India captain has won the team, three ICC trophies and has also led CSK to four Indian Premier League titles and would also like to take them to their fifth title.
Apart from MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli is one of the modern-day legends and has many records to his name in the Indian Premier League as well as international cricket. Kohli will be featuring against SRH in Hyderabad in RCB's next match and would like to take his team to victory so that they qualify for the playoffs round of the tournament.
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Published May 18th, 2023 at 13:39 IST
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