Preity Zinta moves court against Punjab Kings co-owners over disputed meeting
New Delhi: In a legal development surrounding the Indian Premier League (IPL), Bollywood actress and Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta has filed a court case in Chandigarh against her fellow co-directors, Mohit Burman and Ness Wadia. All three are directors of KPH Dream Cricket Private Limited, the entity that owns the Punjab Kings franchise.
Zinta has contested the legality of an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on April 21, 2025. According to her petition, the meeting violated procedural requirements under the Companies Act, 2013, and relevant secretarial standards. She claims to have raised objections via email on April 10, which were allegedly ignored.
Despite her and director Karan Paul’s presence at the EGM, Zinta has urged the court to declare the meeting invalid. A central point of contention is the appointment of Muneesh Khanna as a director, which Zinta and Paul opposed.
Zinta's petition seeks an injunction restraining Khanna from acting as a director and preventing the company from implementing any decisions taken at the disputed meeting. She has further requested that no board or general meetings be conducted in the absence of both her and Karan Paul, and that Muneesh Khanna be excluded from such meetings until the matter is resolved.
Meanwhile, Preity Zinta has continued to be seen supporting Punjab Kings during the ongoing IPL 2025 season. The team, under captain Shreyas Iyer, has already secured a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2014. With 17 points from 12 matches, the team sits in third place and is eyeing a top-two finish.
Punjab Kings are set to face Delhi Capitals in Jaipur on Saturday, May 24, followed by their final league fixture against Mumbai Indians on Monday, May 26.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
