Mumbai:
Maharashtra legislator Satyajeet Tambe on Saturday demanded that Mumbai police take motion in opposition to model-actor Poonam Pandey for placing out faux information of her demise.
A case needs to be registered in opposition to Ms Pandey to make an instance of her for many who resort to such stunts to advertise themselves, mentioned Tambe, an unbiased member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.
A day after the information of her demise from cervical most cancers dominated the information cycle and led to intense debate on social media — PTI by no means confirmed the demise in its reporting — 32-year-old Poonam Pandey introduced on Saturday that she was alive, and the faux information was revealed to unfold “critical awareness” in regards to the illness.
Motion needs to be taken in opposition to her as she “made or published false or misleading information,” MLC Tambe mentioned in an announcement.
“The news of an influencer/model dying of cervical cancer cannot be a means to spread awareness about the disease. The entire episode takes away the serious nature of cervical cancer and diverts the attention entirely to the influencer,” Mr Tambe mentioned.
The actor pulled a prank on most cancers survivors somewhat than elevating consciousness, he added.
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