Mohanlal goes shopping in uniform, army not amused

Malayalam actor Mohanlal, has landed himself in trouble over sporting an army uniform and and medals for commercial purposes. The actor who was made an honorary member of the territorial army two years back is under the army’s scanner after it received a complaint from an army officer who came across the campaign by Mohanlal for the Grand Kerala Shopping Festival (GKSP) 2010. Mohanlal appeared in a series of print and television ads between December 2010 and January 2011 promoting the GKSP 2010 in an army uniform adorned with medals, playing a 1971 war veteran. Officers at the army headquarters after receiving complaints against the actor have taken a serious note of the incident and may issue an advisory asking him to adhere to the protocols. [caption id=“attachment_104760” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Mohanlal played a 1971 vetran for an ad campaign. File Photo”]  [/caption] According to the army rules the uniform can be worn by honorary officers only on ceremonial occasions, while on training with the Territorial Army unit, and at official functions. The army has in the recent years also conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel on India’s leading sportspersons, including 1983 World Cup winning Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev, 2011 World Cup winning cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra. Read more here. With inputs from agencies