1 tweet from Rihanna on farmer protests gets India incensed

After Rihanna tweeted a CNN article on Feb. 2 about the ongoing farmers' protests in India and wrote "why aren't we talking about this?!", other Hollywood names are putting a spotlight on the struggle.

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Singer song-writer Rihanna took the internet by storm as she stood in solidarity with the farmers by sharing a Tweet about the on-going protests in India. Earlier this month, Rihanna’s tweet blew up on the internet and a series of #Indiatogether tweets started trending, it even caught the attention of the Indian government.

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Protesting Indian farmers won global attention on Wednesday with prominent Western activists joining pop superstar Rihanna in support of their months-long campaign against agriculture reforms but India said the intervention was irresponsible.

Rihanna has been branded “irresponsible” by India after the singer drew attention to ongoing farmers’ protests in the country.The pop star was joined by the likes of climate activist Greta Thunberg in supporting the farmers following new legislation put in place by the government.Yesterday (February 2), Rihanna drew attention to the protests in a tweet sharing a link to an article about the ongoing issue.“Why aren’t we talking about this?!” she wrote, in a tweet that has since begun trending in

Naman Ramachandran Social media platform Twitter is the eye of a political storm in India after the federal government came down hard on it for unblocking accounts supporting the long-running protests by farmers.On Monday, the Indian government’s Ministry of Home Affairs required and obtained the temporary suspension of several Twitter accounts including: actor and activist Sushant Singh; investigative news organization The Caravan; activist Hansraj Meena; CEO of government broadcaster Prasar

Singer Rihanna took to Twitter on Tuesday to call attention to the months-long farmers’ protest in India that included tens of thousands of farmers camping on roads in the dead of winter around New Delhi and a violent clash last weekend at the capital’s Red Fort complex.

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