Fake news on Kannada movie star Ramya dying of heart attack goes viral
Condolences pour in for actor, who is in Geneva
Bengaluru: A false post on X claiming that Kannada movie star and Congress member Ramya (Divya Spandana) had succumbed to a heart attack sent shockwaves among her fans on Wednesday. Condolences poured in, but several journalists swiftly debunked the news as fake.
The erroneous news triggered a surge of posts on X with the hashtag #DivyaSpandana, which quickly became a trending topic. However, senior journalists Chitra Subramaniam and Dhanya Rajendran both confirmed that they had recently spoken to Ramya, who assured them that she was in good health. Fact-checker Mohammed Zubair also verified that the report of the actor's death from a heart attack was false.
Chitra Subramaniam shared her experience of meeting Ramya in Geneva on her personal X account, saying, "Wonderful meeting the very talented and genteel lady @divyaspandana for dinner in Geneva. We talked about many things, including our love for Bangalore."
Dhanya Rajendran also took to X to relay her conversation with Ramya, emphasizing that the actor was currently in Geneva. She wrote, "Just spoke to @divyaspandana. She is in Geneva, was sleeping peacefully till calls came in. Whoever the irresponsible person was who tweeted this and the news organizations that put it out as news flash, shame on you. #DivyaSpandana."
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Waqf (Amendment) Act will not be implemented in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, Apr 12 (PTI): The Waqf (Amendment) Act will not be implemented in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday amid violent protests in the state.
Banerjee said the law was made by the Centre and answers should be sought from it.
"My sincere appeal to people of all religions, please remain calm, remain restrained. Do not engage in any irreligious behaviour in the name of religion. Every human life is precious; do not incite riots for the sake of politics. Those who are inciting riots are harming society," she said in a post on X.
Several vehicles, including police vans, were set on fire, stones were hurled at security forces, and roads were blocked as violence rocked Malda, Murshidabad, South 24 Parganas and Hooghly districts during protests over the new legislation on Friday.
"Remember, we did not make the law over which many are agitated. The law was made by the central government. So the answer you want should be sought from the central government," the CM said.
"We have made our position clear on this matter -- we do not support this law. This law will not be implemented in our state. So what is the riot about," she asked.
Banerjee said legal action will be taken against those inciting riots.
"We do not condone any violent activity. Some political parties are trying to misuse religion for political gain. Do not give in to their persuasion," she said.
"I think religion means humanity, goodwill, civilisation and harmony. I appeal to everyone to maintain peace and harmony," she added.
