Preity Zinta slams Congress party for spreading false news about her

IANS February 25, 2025 275 views

Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has strongly condemned the Congress party's Kerala unit for spreading false information about her alleged loan and social media accounts. She categorically denied their claims, emphasizing that she personally manages her social media and that her loan was fully repaid over a decade ago. The actress did not mince words in calling out the political party for promoting "fake news" and engaging in malicious gossip. Her swift and direct response highlights the importance of combating misinformation in the digital age.

"No one wrote off anything or any loan for me. I'm shocked" - Preity Zinta
Preity Zinta slams Congress party for spreading false news about her
Mumbai, Feb 25: Actress Preity Zinta, who is known for 'Dil Chahta Hai', 'Koi... Mil Gaya', 'Lakshya', 'Veer-Zaara' and others, has hit back at Indian National Congress' Kerala unit accusing them of cooking lies and putting them out in the public domain.

Key Points

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Actress refutes Congress Kerala's fabricated loan narrative

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Zinta clarifies full loan repayment decade ago

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Social media accounts fully controlled by herself

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Advocates strong stance against misinformation

INC Kerala had earlier written on X, formerly Twitter, "She gave her social media accounts to BJP and got 18 Cr written off and the bank collapsed last week. Depositors are on the streets for their money".

The actress shot back at the political party without mincing her words as she accussed them of propagating "false news".

She wrote, "No I operate my social media accounts myself and shame on you for promoting FAKE NEWS! No one wrote off anything or any loan for me. I'm shocked that a political party or their representative is promoting fake news & indulging in vile gossip & click baits using my name & images".

She further mentioned, "For the record a loan was taken and FULLY PAID BACK - over 10 years ago. Hope this clarifies and helps so there are no misunderstandings in the future (sic)".

Earlier, the actress had shared that like Italy, India should also have more harsh punishments for the crime of rape. She earlier took to her X, formerly Twitter and re-shared a tweet from the official handle of BRICS News.

The tweet read, "Italy moves toward legalizing chemical castration for rap*st and pe*ophiles. Do you agree with this?"

Responding to the same, the actress wrote, "What a fantastic move ! Hope @mygovindia also does sometime similar. What do you think folks ? It's high time there is zero tolerance for such crimes".

BRICS is an intergovernmental organization comprising nine countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Prior to this, the actress had shared a post on social media which has caused an uproar on the Internet.

The actress took to her X, formerly Twitter, and wrote, "Support the country you live in or live in the country you support. #ThoughtForTheDay".

While the actress didn't take any names, people on the Internet feel that the actress made a snarky remark on Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh or politician Priyanka Gandhi

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