Parsis In Kolkata Have Filed A Lawsuit Against A Snoop Dogg Music Video

"King" features Snoop smoking up in front of a sacred Zoroastrian symbol with a bunch of scantily clad dancers.

On June 1, Iranian artist Amitis released the music video for her track "King," featuring rapper Snoop Dogg.

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The video has Snoop smoking up on a throne beneath a sacred Zoroastrian symbol, the Faravahar.

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It also features a number of scantily clad women dancing and smoking in front of the symbol.

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The video has not been received well by the Parsi community and the artists have come in for some intense mockery online.

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The Parsi Zoroastrian Association of Kolkata has also filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Calcutta High Court against companies associated with the video for offending religious sentiments.

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"Not only does the video feature stripper poles and skimpily clad women smoking hookah in front of the Faravahar but also stars Snoop Dogg sitting on a throne underneath it," the petition read. "The video is insensitive towards the religious beliefs of one of the oldest monotheistic religions in the world."

In addition to seeking a court order banning the video, an online petition addressed to Snoop Dogg and Amitis is up on Change.org, asking them to take down the video and tender an apology.

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The artists are yet to comment on the controversy.

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