Preity Zinta on joining politics: Parties offered me tickets, but I refused
Actor Preity Zinta recently held a OSSME session on X, where he responded to some questions made by his fans. During the chat, he responded to a fan that asked about his plan to join politics.

Preity Zinta recently opened her political aspirations during an OSSM season on X. During the conversation, he also shared his ideas on social media negativity, poisoning, and how every comment is weighed on a political scale.
A fan asked the actor about the intention of joining politics. “You are really a soldier Dar Preeti !! Many congratulations to you !! Just have any plan to join politics? (SIC)”
You are really a “soldier” dear love !! Cat for you !! Just to join politics, any plan is curious? – Diwakar blushing (@diwakarsha37036) 27 February, 2025
Zinta replied to the fan and wrote, “No! There is no politics for me. Over the years, various political parties have offered me tickets and Rajya Sabha seats, but I politely rejected me because it is not what I want. Calling me a soldier is not completely wrong because I am a soldier’s daughter and a soldier’s sister (face emoji smiling). We are separate kids/ Army Brats are different. We are not Northern Indian or South Indian or Himachalis or Bengalis etc. We are only Indians and yes patriotism and national pride are in our blood. If you know, you know (Star-Stroke Emoji) Ting! (SIC). ,
No ! There is no politics for me. Over the years, various political parties have offered me tickets and Rajya Sabha seats, but I politely rejected me because it is not what I want. Calling me a soldier is not completely wrong because I am the daughter of a soldier and a military sister ð € € We Fauji … – Preity G Zinta (@RealPreityzinta) 27 February, 2025
Another fan asked, “Did the things you passed through (attacked by a political party) had made any changes to your political opinion? (SIC),” On which it is not tomorrow, the actor mentioned how social media has become more toxic in India.
#Pzchat Did the things you went through (attacked by a political party) had made any changes to your political opinion? – George Jones (@Thealwaysthere) 27 February, 2025
“I wonder how toxic social media has become in India and every comment and observation is weighed on a political scale. I am not a politician nor I am interested in politics, but as a normal person, it bothers me deeply. After saying this, I am also not a delicate dear or a pushover that anyone can try and threaten me, so if someone tries, they will be for a rude shock (SIC), “he wrote.
I wonder how toxic social media has become in India and how, every comment and observation are weighed on a political scale. I am not a politician nor I am interested in politics, but as a normal person, I find it deeply disturbing. It is being said that I am not a delicate too … – Preity ji Zinta (@RealPreityzinta) 27 February, 2025
During this time, Preity recently came into an online spat with Congress’s Kerala unit To spread “fake news”.
Zinta responded to a post of Kerala Congress handle, alleging that he had “given its social media accounts to BJP and wrote 18 CR from New India Co-operative Bank”.
Later, the Mumbai Police officials investigated the embezzlement case of Rs 122 crore of New India co-up bank, stating that actor Preeti Zinta, any loan taken by her, or whether it was written, is not part of their investigation.