Rihanna draws attention to India’s months-long farmers protest amid report of internet blackout

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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Trevor Noah is the newest international personality to cast a light on the ongoing farmers’ agitation in India. If Rihanna and Greta Thunberg missed the mark in getting their points across, leave it to this late-night host to familiarize the westerners with what’s going on in the country.

NEW DELHI -- It took just one tweet from Rihanna to anger the Indian government and supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party.

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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

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After many celebrities spoke up about the farmer protests in India, now an international celebrity is also speaking up, singer and pop icon Rihanna recently extended her support on the issue. If you didn’t know, numerous farmers are protesting on the outskirts of Delhi against the centre's agricultural laws, condemning the internet shutdown aimed at crippling the movement.