Amid the Kancha Gachibowli land issue, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy claimed that several celebrities, including Dia Mirza, have fallen prey to AI-generated content. In a statement, Reddy claimed that celebrities, including Dia, shared fake and AI-generated content on the Kancha Gachibowli tree-felling to support the student protest. Now, the actor has reacted to the claims and has called it “absolutely false.”
Taking to her X handle, Dia wrote, “The CM of Telangana posted a tweet yesterday. He made certain claims about the situation at Kancha Gachibowli.” She added. “One of them was that I had used FAKE AI generated images/videos in support of the protest by students to protect biodiversity on the 400 acres of land the government wanted to auction. This is an absolutely false statement. I have not posted a single image or video that is AI generated.” Dia further slammed the media and the state government, saying, “The media and the Telangana government should verify their facts before making such claims.”
The CM of Telangana posted a tweet yesterday. He made certain claims about the situation at Kancha Gachibowli.
One of them was that I had used FAKE AI generated images/videos in support of the protest by students to protect biodiversity on the 400acres of land the government…
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) April 6, 2025
The controversy garnered national attention when photos and videos, purportedly depicting wildlife being disrupted by the bulldozing of trees in Kancha Gachibowli, began circulating online. Several celebrities, including John Abraham, Dia Mirza and Raveena Tandon, raised their voice in support of the students who are protesting the government’s decision of building an IT park by clearing about 400 acres of forest land in Kancha Gachibowli.
Among the many celebrities, Dia Mirza, who is also an advocate for SDGs, and Ambassador of Wildlife Trust of India, has been actively opposing the state government’s decision through her social media posts. On April 2, the actor shared a post on X in support of the students protesting in Telangana and said, “Students are raising their voices for a future where nature thrives. Forests, not IT parks, offer young people a chance at a sustainable tomorrow. ‘Development’ at the cost of biodiversity is DESTRUCTION. Save Kancha Forest in Gachibowli, Hyderabad.”
Students are raising their voices for a future where nature thrives.
Forests, not IT parks, offer young people a chance at a sustainable tomorrow.
‘Development’ at the cost of biodiversity is DESTRUCTION.
Save Kancha Forest in Gachibowli, Hyderabad🌳🦌🦚#SaveKanchaForest…
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) April 2, 2025
There is HOPE because the youth of our country know better and are compelling authorities to do better.
India needs her forests and biodiversity, and our youth are raising awareness, their voices and inspiring action.
We hear you, we see you, we stand by you.…
— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) April 3, 2025
Her post, however, didn’t contain any images. Apart from sharing posts on X, the actor reshared several posts that higlighted the Supreme Court’s order in the case.
On April 3, she shared another post that read, “There is HOPE because the youth of our country know better and are compelling authorities to do better. India needs her forests and biodiversity, and our youth are raising awareness, their voices and inspiring action. We hear you, we see you, we stand by you.” This post too didn’t contain any images as claimed by the Telangana CM.
