Poonam Pandey says 'people monetarily benefitted' from her fake death stunt: 'rove me into the cause pretext but...'

Controversial and bold social media personality and actress Poonam Pandey recently garnered severe criticism for faking her death in the name of spreading awareness of cervical cancer. While multiple complaints have been filed against this stunt, Poonam shared a new post and said that it was not her but other people benefitted monetarily from this episode.

Taking to social media, Poonam shared a note, which read, “Honestly I am happy that my post did manage to reach many people and made them aware of cervical cancer. Which is what I only wanted to. But what hurt me is that some people benefitted monetarily and drove me into the cause pretext but I will always stand by it and continue to lend my support now and forever. But rest is for you all to investigate that who made it commercial."

On 2nd Feb, Poonam Pandey fooled everyone on the internet, when a post on her Instagram claimed that she passed away due to cervical cancer. However on the very next day, she said in a shared video, “I’m alive. I didn’t die because of Cervical Cancer. Unfortunately, I cannot say that about hundreds and thousands of women who have lost their lives because of Cervical Cancer. It is not because they couldn’t do anything about it, because they had no idea what to do about it. I am here to tell you that unlike other cancers, Cervical Cancer is preventable. All you have to do is you have to get your tests done and you have to get HPV vaccine. We can do all this and more. To make sure there is no more loss to this disease.”

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She captioned the video, “I feel compelled to share something significant with you all - I am here, alive. Cervical Cancer didn’t claim me, but tragically, it has claimed the lives of thousands of women who stemmed from a lack of knowledge on how to tackle this disease. Unlike some other cancers, Cervical Cancer is entirely preventable. The key lies in the HPV vaccine and early detection tests. We have the means to ensure no one loses their life to this disease. Let’s empower one another with critical awareness and ensure every woman is informed about the steps to take. Visit the link in the bio to delve deeper into what can be done. Together, let’s strive to put an end to the devastating impact of the disease and bring #DeathToCervicalCancer.”