'This is fake news': Preity Zinta shuts down Twitter troll

Bollywood actress and Punjab Kings franchise's co-owner Preity Zinta cleared all the rumours related to the viral quote doing rounds on social media about Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant.

The whole incident started when an X (formerly called Twitter) user dropped a so-called “quote” from Preity Zinta, claiming that she allegedly took a dig at Rishabh Pant after the previous year’s mega IPL auction.

The viral quote read, “We had both Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer—options we could have taken… but we wanted a big performer.” The quote was shared by an X user named @GurlabhSingh.

Credit: X

PBKS co-owner Preity Zinta calls the quote linking to her fake

Social media is all about spicy rumours, especially when something is linked to IPL or any celebrity name is involved in it, and no one would have imagined that Zinta would step in to dismiss the fake news about her.

What happened?

In the post, the user claimed that the quote was Zinta’s response to Rishabh Pant’s controversial statement, in which he confessed that his only concern was being selected by Punjab Kings during the auction.

The particular interview with LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka went viral at the time, and it left PBKS fans heartbroken.

However, Zinta did not waste time and quickly cleared the air on the quote using her name. She took to her X (formerly called Twitter) and said, “I am sorry, but this is fake news.”

I’m so sorry but this is FAKE NEWS !

— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) April 19, 2025

Netizens shared their reactions to the fake news

Noticing Preity Zinta's reaction, netizens replied, saying, “Fake New’s gets views … so he won’t delete it seems”

Fake New’s gets views … so he won’t delete it seems

— Sandiip Gandotra (@sandeepg1979) April 19, 2025

Another said, “PZ is being targeted again and again”

On the other hand, the user himself replied to Zinta, saying, “Ma'am, if Rishabh Pant can sit with Vikrant Gupta and Sanjiv Goenka on international TV and say anything about our Punjab Kings, then why can't we say the same?”

Ma'am, if Rishabh Pant can sit with Vikrant Gupta and Sanjiv Goenka on international TV and say anything about our Punjab Kings, then why can't we say the same?

— Gurlabh Singh (@gurlabhsingh610) April 19, 2025

“Bhai gussa to aata hi hai chahe Rishabh Pant bhi Apna hi hai, lekin Rishabh Pant ko Punjab Kings ke bare me nahi bolna chahiye tha”

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