Twinkle Khanna on reports that she performed on a medley of songs for Dawood Ibrahim, writes: 'Even my children think my dancing skills are akin to watching a WWF match'

Former Bollywood actress and writer Twinkle Khanna has reacted to rumours of having performed on a medley of songs for underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.

Replying in her witty manner, she wrote a long note with her post: "We have already witnessed a spate of manipulated news stories like the morphed pictures that showed the Phogats smiling during the wrestler’s protests. I have even seen my name on a mainstream television channel ticker saying I had performed a medley of songs for Dawood. Considering that even my children think my dancing skills are akin to watching a WWF match between a lone wrestler and gravity, the news channels should have known that Dawood would have chosen more skilled performers. But such is the world of fake news."

But on a serious note, Twinkle said these fabricated news stories do have real-life consequences.' "These digital fabrications have real-life consequences. A single concoction about child abduction gangs, spread as WhatsApp forwards, led to over 20 people in India being beaten to death in a short span. In the last few weeks, I have seen our politicians talking about the perils of circulating videos of people eating meat during Navratri when perhaps they should be warning citizens of the dangers of consuming nonsense instead of non-vegetarian food. Have you ever been taken in by fake news? Let me know in the comments below."

She has written a column on this issue in the TOI. According to reports, a few parties were hosted by Underworld Don in Dubai, where Twinkle had performed. It was denied by her actor husband, Akshay Kumar, in 2010 as well.