News of actress-turned-politician Divya Spandana, also known as Ramya's, death flooded social media on Wednesday.
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00:00 The news of actress turned politician Divya Spandana, also known as Ramya's death, flooded
00:10 social media on Wednesday.
00:12 However, several news outlets have now rubbished the rumours, saying that the Congress leader
00:18 is alive and on a tour in Geneva.
00:22 As #DivyaSpandana began to trend on ex-formerly known as Twitter, anxious supporters sought
00:29 to confirm the grim rumours.
00:31 However, one journalist shared that she spoke to the actor and confirmed she is alive.
00:37 "Just spoke to Divya Spandana.
00:39 She is in Geneva.
00:40 Was sleeping peacefully till calls came in.
00:43 However, the irresponsible person who tweeted this and the news organisations that put it
00:49 out as newsflash, shame on you.
00:52 #DivyaSpandana," Dhania Rajendran said in a post on X.
00:57 According to her post, Ms. Spandana was sleeping peacefully in Geneva and was not aware of
01:03 the rumour.
01:04 "It was really the strangest conversation kept calling Divya Spandana and she didn't
01:08 pick first few times and naturally I was panicking.
01:12 Finally, she did and I had to say, 'I am glad that you are alive.'
01:16 She is like, 'Who the hell is saying I died?'
01:19 #DivyaSpandana," she said.
01:22 While it is still unclear where the death rumours sprouted from, some supporters have
01:32 offered a possible theory.
01:34 Divya Spandana shares her name with prominent Kannada actor-director Vijay Raghavendra's
01:39 wife Spandana, who died in Bangkok last month.
01:42 Some ex-users claim that the rumour may have begun from the confusion over the same name.
01:48 The Kannada actor joined the Youth Congress in 2012 and served as the social media head
01:53 of the Congress.
01:56 She has been credited with boosting Congress and Rahul Gandhi's social media image.
02:02 She stepped down from the post in 2018 after her role was repeatedly downsized.
02:07 The former member of Lok Sabha, Ms. Spandana had recently opened up about struggling with
02:12 suicidal thoughts and revealed that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi gave her emotional support.
02:18 "My mother is the biggest influence in my life.
02:21 Next is my father and the third is Rahul Gandhi," she said.
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