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‘Why Aren’t We Talking About This’: Rihanna Tweets on Farmers’ Protest, Kangana Ranaut Calls Her Fool

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New Delhi: Hollywood pop star Rihanna has tweeted concerning the ongoing farmers’ protest in India by sharing a information article about web shutdown on the websites of farmers’ protest. Rihanna, who has greater than 100 million followers on Twitter, expressed her considerations over the farmers’ agitation in India, and likewise the navy coup in Myanmar. Also Read – Haryana Government Extends Suspension of Mobile Internet Services Till February 3 Sharing a CNN article about web shutdown round Delhi and in Haryana after police and farmers clashed on Republic Day, Rihanna mentioned in her tweet: “Why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest” Also Read – Bharat Bandh on Feb 6: Roads to be Blocked as Farmers Call For Nationwide Chakka Jam | All You Need to Know why aren’t we speaking about this?! #FarmersProtest https://t.co/obmIlXhK9S Also Read – Internet Suspension Extended at Delhi Protest Sites Till February 2— Rihanna (@rihanna) February 2, 2021 The 32-year-old singer’s tweet gained prompt traction on Twitter, with a couple of lakh retweets and two lakh likes inside hours. Quote retweeting Rihanna’s tweet, Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut wrote: “No one is talking about it because they are not farmers they are terrorists who are trying to divide India, so that China can take over our vulnerable broken nation and make it a Chinese colony much like USA. Sit down you fool, we are not selling our nation like you dummies.”

No one is speaking about it as a result of they aren’t farmers they’re terrorists who’re attempting to divide India, in order that China can take over our weak damaged nation and make it a Chinese colony very like USA… Sit down you idiot, we aren’t promoting our nation such as you dummies. https://t.co/OIAD5Pa61a— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaGroup) February 2, 2021 Meanwhile, actors Richa Chadha and Swara Bhasker, who’ve been vocal supporters of the farmers’ protest, lauded Rihanna’s remarks. While Swara tweeted emojis of shocked face and folded palms, Richa retweeted a tweet that said- “Rihanna broke the internet today”. 🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 https://t.co/viFJPy9RMD— Swara Bhasker (@ActuallySwara) February 2, 2021 In one other tweet on Tuesday, Rihanna additionally lent her help to the folks of Myanmar, following the navy coup and subsequent political developments within the nation. “My prayers are with you #myanmar!” she tweeted whereas sharing a put up by Human Rights Watch. Myanmar’s highly effective navy grabbed energy in a coup in opposition to the civilian authorities and imposed a state of emergency after detaining Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and different leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD) within the early hours on Monday.

my prayers are with you #myanmar! https://t.co/GMYqA5BHM8— Rihanna (@rihanna) February 2, 2021 Rihanna isn’t the primary celeb to query the Indian authorities on farmers protest. Hollywood actor John Cusack had additionally tweeted a number of occasions in solidarity with Indian farmers. Amazing ⬇️ https://t.co/J8NmtVdBqQ— John Cusack (@johncusack) January 29, 2021 Sihk farmers uniting rebellion in New Delhi – wild story unfolding – pic.twitter.com/h9Dm2pPyrL— John Cusack (@johncusack) December 8, 2020 Bollywood actors Sonam Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra earlier prolonged help to the farmers protesting in opposition to Centre’s new farm legal guidelines. Our farmers are India’s Food Soldiers. Their fears should be allayed. Their hopes should be met. As a thriving democracy, we should be certain that this crises is resolved before later. https://t.co/PDOD0AIeFv— PRIYANKA (@priyankachopra) December 6, 2020 “When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization.” Daniel Webster 🇮🇳 https://t.co/26mfnHGZki— Sonam Ok Ahuja (@sonamakapoor) December 6, 2020

Other celebs similar to Diljit Dosanjh, Harbhajan Mann, Jasbir Jassi, Reitesh Deshmukh, director Hansal Mehta and others have additionally voiced their help to the protesting farmers. If you eat as we speak, thank a farmer. I stand in solidarity with each farmer in our nation. #JaiKisaan— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) December 5, 2020 Enacted in September final 12 months, the three legal guidelines have been projected by the Centre as main reforms within the agriculture sector. However, the farmers together with the opposition events allege that the farm legal guidelines have been introduced ‘without any consultations with states and farmer unions and lacked national consensus’. In the wake of the enactment of those farm legal guidelines, 1000’s of protesting farmers, primarily from Punjab and Haryana, have been tenting at a number of Delhi borders for over two months, demanding the repeal of the legal guidelines, and a authorized assure on minimal help costs (MSP) for his or her crops.

Moreover, these farmers have expressed their apprehension that these legal guidelines would pave the best way for eliminating the security cushion of MSP and put off the ‘mandi’ (wholesale market) system, leaving them on the mercy of massive corporates. On the opposite hand, the Uttar Pradesh authorities after the violence final week ordered the elimination of protesters from Ghazipur – which lies on the Delhi-UP border. They have been ordered to depart by Thursday night time.