The
second
magistrate
court
in
Kumbakonam
on
Monday
dismissed
a
petition
filed
by
the
Hindu
Munnani
against
actress
Khushboo
for
allegedly
insulting
Hindu
sentiments
by
sitting
wearing
footwear
beside
a
statue
of
the
female
deities
on
the
dais
during
a
public
function.
The
magistrate
Babu
Lal
said
the
petition
was
'baseless'
and
dismissed
it.
The
court's
decision
was
later
communicated
to
the
actress.
Khushboo
had
attended
the
launch
of
a
film
Vallamai
Tharayo
in
Chennai
in
November
and
sat
wearing
footwear
beside
the
statue
of
Mupperuntheviyar
on
the
dais
for
the
pooja
of
the
film.
Ramnagar
Gurumurthy,
general
secretary
of
Hindu
Munnani,
filed
a
petition
in
the
court
of
the
second
magistrate
against
the
actress
on
November
29,
2007.
Gurumurthy
claimed
the
actress's
"disrespect" to
Hindu
deities
amounted
to
"insulting
Hindu
sentiments".
After
hearing
the
'good
news',
the
actress
attended
the
audio
release
of
Singa
Kutty
with
a
sigh
of
relief.