Preity Zinta, Congress Kerala Row Over Loan Waiver Reports
New Delhi: Actor Preity Zinta on Tuesday (February 25) slammed an X post by Congress’ Kerala unit for alleging that she had handed over her social media accounts to the BJP and got a Rs. 18 crore loan waiver. She criticised the party for promoting “fake news” and indulging in “vile gossip”. The Congress Kerala soon responded with clarification saying it was just sharing the news as reported and is glad to accept mistakes if any.
The row erupted on Monday when Congress Kerala shared a post on their X handle. Referring an article on a news website party stated that Preity Zinta gave her social media accounts to BJP so as to get a Rs 18 crore write off and depositors are on the streets now that the bank has collapsed.
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The bank mentioned in the post is the New India Co-operative Bank. On February 13, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued severe restrictions on the Bank citing financial irregularities.
On Tuesday, Zinta responded with a counter post stating that she handles her social media accounts herself, accusing the party for spreading “fake news”.
“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. 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 said in the post.
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
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After actor’s statement, party issued clarification stating that it was good to know you’re managing your own account, unlike other celebs who have handed theirs over to the “notorious IT cell”.
“Thanks for the clarification @realpreityzinta regarding your loan position. We are glad to accept mistakes if we have made any. We shared the news as reported by media outlets. According to media outlets which reported this story, ex-employees of New India Cooperative Bank had warned the RBI in a letter they wrote in January 2020 about the corrupt practices that was going on in the bank. In that report, your name along with many others were mentioned,” Congress Kerala wrote in a X post.
Before concluding the post, the party also added: “We are standing with the depositors who lost their savings. If the reports are wrong, we request you to clear the air with proof once for all and raise your voice in their interest too.”
