{"id":2167458,"date":"2024-02-04T13:02:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T18:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indian-model-poonam-pandey-faces-backlash-for-faking-death-to-raise-cervical-cancer-awareness\/"},"modified":"2024-02-04T13:07:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T18:07:13","slug":"indian-model-poonam-pandey-faces-backlash-for-faking-death-to-raise-cervical-cancer-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indian-model-poonam-pandey-faces-backlash-for-faking-death-to-raise-cervical-cancer-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian model Poonam Pandey criticized for falsely claiming death to promote cervical cancer awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Findian-model-poonam-pandey-faces-backlash-for-faking-death-to-raise-cervical-cancer-awareness%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2167458&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Indian model Poonam Pandey  (Photo\u2063 credit should read STRDEL\/AFP\/GettyImages)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>9:34 AM \u2013 Sunday, February 4, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Indian model and Bollywood actress Poonam Pandey is facing backlash for faking her \u2063death to spread awareness for cervical cancer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On February 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, a post on the model\u2019s Instagram stated that she had passed\u200d away from\u2064 cervical\u2062 cancer. <\/p>\n<p>However,\u200d a day later, a \u2063video was posted to \u2062her account revealing she did not actually die, and instead it was a stunt to raise awareness about the cause.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m alive. I didn\u2019t die because of cervical cancer,\u201d Pandey said. \u201cUnfortunately, I cannot \u2063say that\u2062 about those hundreds of \u200dthousands of women who have lost their lives\u200b because of cervical cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt is \u200cnot because they couldn\u2019t \u2063do anything about it, it\u2019s because they had no idea what to do about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She continued to say that women only needed to get tested and receive the HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, which is <strong>unlike other cancers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pandey apologized to everyone who was offended by her \u201cdeath\u201d and stated that her sole goal \u2062was to \u201cshock everyone\u201d and start a \u2063discussion about the fatal illness.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CHEAP PUBLICITY STUNT?  :\u2063 Model <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PoonamPandey?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PoonamPandey<\/a> is alive. She claimed she did awareness using her \u2063&#8221;death&#8221;!!<\/p>\n<p>Ab To iski Sach mein Mayyat Ho jayegi Kon Hi \u2064Isko condolences dega ? <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PoonamPandeyDeath?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PoonamPandeyDeath<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LfhpQjck8Z\">pic.twitter.com\/LfhpQjck8Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 N\u200c E O\u200b \ud83c\udf1f (@TheSavageNeo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSavageNeo\/status\/1753685636102709743?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cYes, I faked my demise, extreme I know, but suddenly we are all \u2063talking cervical cancer, aren\u2019t we?\u201d she said in a follow-up video.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SHOCKING \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PoonamPandey?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PoonamPandey<\/a> is alive\u203c\ufe0f<br \/>She faked her Demise. To create awareness about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CervicalCancer?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CervicalCancer<\/a> .<br \/>It was an awareness \u2062campaign.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PoonamPandeyDeath?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PoonamPandeyDeath<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PoonamPandeyAlive?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PoonamPandeyAlive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PoonamPandey?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PoonamPandey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jm4uwyjGn0\">pic.twitter.com\/jm4uwyjGn0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sanatani Banda \ud835\udd4f \ud83d\udea9 (@sanskriti_divya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sanskriti_divya\/status\/1753826245471834318?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Many users and other models \u2062have called\u200c out Pandey for her \u200bstunt and the approach she took to spread \u2063awareness. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis is the most ridiculous way to promote something,\u201d \u200cone commenter posted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAm happy she is alive but [please] arrest her \u200cfor the drama and\u2064 publicity \u200dstunt,\u201d another read.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cNext time people won\u2019t\u2064 take you seriously, you just destroyed your \u2062entire credibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pandey, on the other hand, defended the \u200choax, claiming that her family \u200bmembers had the illness and that \u2062she wasn\u2019t doing it to hurt\u200d people.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cFor those who are saying that I\u2019m being insensitive, I\u2019d like to tell you guys,\u2064 my mother suffered cancer,\u201d Pandey said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis unexpected turn of events, albeit startling, serves a greater purpose,\u201d Pandey said \u2062in a statement to her Instagram.\u200b \u201cWhile I do understand\u200c how you would have perceived this in bad taste, I also implore you to consider the greater cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cBefore passing judgment on the act, I urge you\u200c to recognize the alarming concern burdening women worldwide. The sheer lack of awareness surrounding this issue was the\u2062 mere reason that compelled me to take this \u2064unconventional\u2064 step.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay \u200cinformed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. 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Indian model and Bollywood actress Poonam Pandey \u200cis facing\u200b significant backlash after faking her death to raise awareness \u2062for cervical cancer.\u200d On February 2nd, Pandey posted on her Instagram\u200b that she \u2062had passed away due to cervical cancer. However, a day later, she \u200drevealed in a video that \u200cit was all a stunt \u2064to bring attention to the cause.<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up statement, Pandey clarified, &#8220;I&#8217;m alive. I didn&#8217;t die \u2064because of cervical cancer. Unfortunately, I cannot say that about those hundreds of thousands of women who have lost \u200btheir lives because of cervical cancer.&#8221; She emphasized the importance of getting tested and receiving the HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, which\u2063 sets it apart from other types of cancer.<\/p>\n<p>While Pandey apologized to those who were offended by her\u2063 fake death,\u2064 she stated that her \u2063intention \u2064was to \u2063shock everyone and start a discussion about this fatal\u200b illness. However, many \u200dusers and \u2063other \u2064models criticized her approach, considering it ridiculous and a publicity stunt.<\/p>\n<p>Pandey defended \u2064her actions by sharing\u200b that her\u2063 family members\u2062 had experienced the illness, and she wasn&#8217;t trying to hurt anyone. She \u2062said, &#8220;This unexpected turn of \u2062events, albeit startling, \u2063serves a greater purpose. While I do understand how you \u2063would\u2062 have perceived this in bad taste,\u2064 I also \u2063implore you to consider the greater cause.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding Pandey&#8217;s fake\u2063 death highlights the importance of raising\u200b awareness for cervical cancer. While her approach may have been \u2064met with criticism, it has sparked \u2062conversations about this\u200b grave \u2063health concern. \u2064The hope is that \u200dpeople will take the opportunity \u2062to learn more about cervical cancer and take necessary precautions to protect themselves.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential to remember that while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-change-activists-try-their-stunt-on-one-of-countrys-busiest-streets-it-doesnt-end-well-for-them\/\" title=\"Climate activists' street stunt goes awry on busy road.\">attention-grabbing stunts<\/a> can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-killed-in-north-hollywood-drive-by-shooting\/\" title=\"3 dead in North Hollywood drive-by shooting.\">effectively raise awareness<\/a>,\u2062 they must always be approached with sensitivity \u200dand respect. By engaging in\u200c open discussions, supporting research, and promoting\u200b regular screenings and vaccinations, we can make a significant impact\u2063 in\u2064 the fight against cervical cancer. \u2063Let&#8217;s strive for\u200c positive change while respecting the seriousness of the issue at hand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian model Poonam Pandey is receiving criticism for falsely claiming her death to raise awareness about cervical cancer. 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