Preity Zinta, co-owner of Punjab Kings, has condemned a fabricated image circulating online that falsely depicts her hugging Rajasthan Royals' young player, Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Zinta refuted the morphed image as fake news, expressing surprise that news channels were also using it. The actual video shows a brief greeting and handshake between Zinta and Suryavanshi.
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