Poonam Pandey faked her death to raise cancer awareness; Internet reacts

On Saturday morning, Poonam Pandey took to social media and put a stop to all the speculations by revealing that she faked her death to bring attention to and raise awareness about cervical cancer. While sharing the video, the controversial actress wrote, "Poonam Pandey is ALIVE and well."

The internet however didn't take this well. Check out their reactions.

🚨Poonam Pandey is Alive🚨

Using a platform to spread awareness might be commendable, but faking your own death is a new low. Shame!#PoonamPandey #PoonamPandeyDeath pic.twitter.com/vnUmenYOlg

— RanaJi🏹 (@RanaTells) February 3, 2024

To fake your own death in the name of creating awareness is just disgraceful #PoonamPandey episode is a classic example of trivialising an important issue like cervical cancer in the lust for cheap publicity. pic.twitter.com/ejKvBhNAhn

— PRISHU (@PriyashiLim) February 3, 2024

Knew Poonam Pandey death was fake because plastic lives for 1000s of years.

This might sound distasteful but I'm just trying to spread awareness of the harmful effects of plastic.

— Devaiah Bopanna (@devaiahPB) February 3, 2024

Wow, so #PoonamPandey is alive. A friend of mine told me in private last night that this is a campaign by a digital agency, but I was skeptical. Because could we really fall this low? Looks like we have.

So many things wrong with this. #Thread

— Nikhil Taneja (@tanejamainhoon) February 3, 2024

For everyone who's been associated with this campaign, I hope you realise how horrible, stupid, ignorant, thoughtless, insensitive, inhuman this was. If any of you think you have got what you wanted - awareness - you have actually endangered the cause of cancer, of the vaccine,…

— Nikhil Taneja (@tanejamainhoon) February 3, 2024

So what is more fake? Poonam Pandey or her death?

— Bharti Jain (@bhartijainTOI) February 3, 2024