Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- Poonam Pandey death controversy: In an Instagram post, Poonam Pandey today said she is alive. The model said she wanted to initiate conversation around cervical cancer.

Poonam Pandey, model and reality TV star, today announced that she hasn't died of cervical cancer. Her announcement on Instagram came a day after the model's manager announced that she had died of cervical cancer.

"I am alive. I didn't die of cervical cancer. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same about the hundreds and thousands of women who have lost their lives due to cervical cancer."

"I am sorry caused this tear and I am sorry to those I have hurt. My intention: to shock everyone into the conversation that we are not talking enough about - cervic...