Mumbai: Bollywood actress Preity Zinta hit out at the Kerala unit of the Congress party accusing it of spreading false news against her. She also attacked a Padma Shri-awarded journalist for not verifying the information before publishing it.
In a post on her X handle on Tuesday, the Veer-Zaara actress stated that she would expose all journalists who spread false news about her. “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 and spent a tonne of money fighting cases that go on & on & on. I think it’s time we start holding them responsible right here so there is some accountability in the future,” she wrote.
Further, she added, “I’m definitely going to start naming all these journalists that write articles without following up or investigating the stories. If you don’t value my reputation then sorry I don’t value yours @suchetadalal Next time pls call me and find out if the story is true or not before mentioning my name. Just like you, I have spent years working hard and building a reputation so if you don’t care about mine I don’t care about yours. I’m done being a bigger person. This ends here.”
However, Sucheta Dalal was yet to respond to the actress’s post, yet.
This controversy started when Congress Party’s Kerala unit posted on X on Monday, claiming that she gave her social media accounts to the BJP, got Rs 18 crore written off, and the bank collapsed last week. Depositors are now struggling to get their money.
The actress expressed shock over a political party “promoting fake news” and emphasised that the loan was “fully paid back” over a decade ago.
“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 actress stated in a post on X.
“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 further.
