Golf course shut after Anil Ambani video goes viral

Mahabaleshwar civic authorities at the popular hill station have asked a private club to shut down its golf course ground after a video of entrepreneur cum industrialist Anil Ambani taking a walk there went viral on social media.

The notice issued by Mahabaleshwar Council chief officer warned of action under the Disaster Management Act, Indian Penal Code, and Epidemic Diseases Act if the establishment did not bar people from coming there for morning or evening walks during the ongoing restrictions.

“A video of Anil Ambani with family members taking a walk went viral,” Pallavi Patil said. “After verifying the video, we slapped a notice on the club, which owns the ground, instructing them to bar the entry of people coming for morning and evening walks “ the officer added.

Ambani—who arrived in Mahabaleshwar much before the recent coronavirus-induced restrictions— along with his children and wife Tina was seen strolling in the evening at the golf course recently despite the precautionary restrictions in Maharashtra not allowing any such activity, sources said.

Lately, the ground has been closed and the entry of people has been barred after the notice was issued, Patil said.