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Hitting Back Hard : Preity Zinta Clears The Air, Slams Kerala Congress For Spreading Fake News And Loan Waiver Jibe
This comes after a post by Congress Kerala claimed that the ‘Veer Zaara’ actress “gave her social media accounts to BJP and got 18 Cr written off.”
Bollywood actress Preity Zinta slammed the Congress party’s Kerala wing for spreading “fake news” against her getting her loans written off and giving her social media accounts to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Expressing ‘shock’ over a political party “promoting fake news” and emphasised that the loan was “fully paid back” over a decade ago.
This comes after a post by Congress Kerala claimed that the ‘Veer Zaara’ actress “gave her social media accounts to BJP and got 18 Cr written off.”
“No I operate my social media accounts my self 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,” the actor stated in a post on X.
No I operate my social media accounts my self 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 &… https://t.co/cdnEvqnkYx
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) February 25, 2025
“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,” she added.
In a subsequent post, the actor expressed her disappointment with media outlets for failing to verify the information before publishing it.
So much misinformation going around but thank god for social media and thank god for X ! All through my career I have seen so many so respected journalists get so many stories completely wrong & never have the decency to correct the story or apologise. I have also gone to court…
— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) February 25, 2025
“So much misinformation going around, but thank god for social media and thank god for X!” she added.
Preity also slammed several media houses for misreporting stories and not taking accountability for their mistakes.
“I think it’s time we start holding them responsible right here so there is some accountability in the future,” she wrote.
The Kal Ho Naa Ho actress will be soon seen cheering for her IPL franchise co- owned Team Punjab Kings in the forthcoming Tata IPL 2025 beginning on March 22.
