There are times when the best of intentions often backfire. Take the case of actress Pooja. The vivacious girl was in the news recently as the ambassador for the NGO, World Vision India. She had campaigned for adopting a destitute child and sponsoring his or her education. The event received widespread publicity.

But, her association with the organization has created ripples with some Hindu outfits, which accuse World Vision India of indulging in forcible conversions. These outfits have threatened boycotts and other forms of protest whenever Pooja makes a public appearance in Chennai.

Worried that her image and fledgling career could take a beating, the Sri Lanka-born girl said,”My family follows staunch Hindu values and I have been raised to respect them fully. I associated with WVI only out of humanitarian considerations. I apologize if my support seems to directly or indirectly suggest that I encourage religious conversions. I do not. I went to a convent school and there my connections with Christianity end. I respect all religions but I feel it should be a purely personal affair”.

Yet another tale of an actress caught up in a roll.