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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EC-TMC meet ends on bitter note; CEC asks TMC delegation to 'get lost', MP accused of 'shouting'
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New Delhi (PTI): The meeting between a Trinamool Congress delegation and the full bench of the Election Commission on Wednesday culminated on an acrimonious note, with the TMC saying the panel's chief asked them to "get lost" at the end of the seven-minute meeting, while the EC accused them of "shouting".
After the meeting, TMC's Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien told mediapersons that they handed over letters from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, and also apprised him of specific instances of poll officials having links with the BJP.
"Then he said, 'Get lost'. We have done eight to nine meetings with the Election Commission. Apart from the CEC, none of the other election commissioners spoke," O'Brien said.
"While we were walking out, one of my colleagues congratulated Gyanesh Kumar for being the only CEC to have notices moved in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for his removal," O'Brien MP said.
Meanwhile, sources in the Election Commission said the poll panel chief gave a "straight talk" to TMC leaders.
They accused O'Brien of shouting at the election commissioners and alleged that he asked the CEC not to speak.
The EC sources further said the elections in West Bengal would be "fear-free, violence-free, intimidation-free, and inducement-free."
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