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Hema Malini calls Pratyusha Banerjee's alleged suicide 'senseless'

Malini tweeted that senseless suicides achieve nothing and one should fight the adversities of life rather than giving up

BJP MP Hema Malini speaks in Lok Sabha during the winter session of Parliament in New Delhi

BJP MP Hema Malini speaks in Lok Sabha during the winter session of Parliament in New Delhi

Press Trust of India Mumbai
Veteran actress Hema Malini has termed TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee's alleged suicide "senseless", saying the world admires a fighter not a "loser", who takes away his or her life.

The 24-year-old former "Balika Vadhu" star was found dead at her home on April 1, in a suspected case of suicide due to stress in her relationship with boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh.
fight the adversities of life rather than giving up
Malini, 67, believes a person should .

"All these senseless suicides which achieve nothing! Life is God's gift for us to live not for us to take at will. We have no right to do that. One must learn to overcome all odds & emerge successful, not succumb under pressure & give up easily. The world admires a fighter not a loser," she posted on Twitter.
 
Slamming the media over its investigation and coverage of the TV star's demise, the actress added, "Just becomes food for the hungry media who chew on news like celebrity suicides until the next sensational news happens. Then it is forgotten.

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First Published: Apr 05 2016 | 4:30 PM IST

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