New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- Former Bollywood actor Preity Zinta on Tuesday lambasted the Congress Kerala unit for "spreading fake news" about her Rs.18 crore loan from troubled New India Co-operative Bank.

The Congress Kerala unit shared a news report claiming that Preity Zinta "gave her social media accounts to BJP and got 18 Cr written off" from the New India Co-operative Bank.

Rejecting the allegations, Preity Zinta said that no one else is operating her account and criticised Congress for spreading fake news and gossiping.

"No I operate my social media accounts my self and shame on you for promoting FAKE NEWS ! No one wrote off anything or any loan for me. I'm shocked that a political party or their representative is promoting fake news ...