 "Preity Zinta meeting Vaibhav Suryavanshi after RR vs PBKS game. Image: Insta/RR")
Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta has strongly reacted after seeing a fake image of her with Rajasthan Royals youngster Vaibhav Suryavanshi going viral on social media. The image, which shows Zinta hugging the young cricketer, was clearly edited, but some news websites still used it in their reports.
Her comment came after a news outlet shared an article on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) with the same edited picture. The original post has now been deleted but many social media users pointed out that the photo was of Preity with Suryavanshi.
Preity Zinta slams news outlets
Preity shared her disappointment, saying, “This is a morphed image and fake news. Am so surprised now news channels are also using morphed images and featuring them as news items!”
Preity met Suryavanshi after the IPL 2025 match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur last week. A short video showing their meeting was also shared by the RR’s social media team. Some miscreant decided to take a screenshot and morph the picture.
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