Key points
- Hollywood star Rihanna has tweeted about the farmers’ protest in India, asking, ‘Why aren’t we talking about this?’.
- The Singer caused a sensation in India on Tuesday after she posted a tweet in support of the ongoing farmers’ protest at the borders of Delhi.
International singer, actor and entrepreneur Rihanna caused a sensation in India on Tuesday after she posted a tweet in support of the ongoing farmers’ protest at the borders of Delhi.
Sharing a news report from CNN about the internet shutdown on the outskirts of Delhi in the light of hundreds of farmers protesting against the Indian government’s newly enacted farm laws, Rihanna tweeted, “Why aren’t we talking about this?”
why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest https://t.co/obmIlXhK9S
— Rihanna (@rihanna) February 2, 2021
The report shared by Rihanna mentions that mobile internet has been suspended at the border sites in Delhi where farmers have been protesting against the Centre.
Rihanna’s tweet on farm protests caught the attention of Indian twitterati. As of 10 pm on Tuesday, her tweet has garnered 28.8 thousand retweets, 6.2 thousand quote tweets and 63.6 thousand likes.
An hour after Rihanna’s tweet on the protest, she gained another lakh followers.
While some supported her statement, others said she shouldn’t be speaking about the affairs of another nation.
Apart from this,
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has also extended her support to the farmers protesting on the borders of New Delhi against the three farm laws saying that she stands in solidarity with the farmers.
We stand in solidarity with the #FarmersProtest in India.
https://t.co/tqvR0oHgo0— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) February 2, 2021
Also Author and niece of US Vice President Kamala Harris, Meena also showed her support on social media towards the agitating farmers as well.
She wrote on Twitter, “It’s no coincidence that the world’s oldest democracy was attacked not even a month ago, and as we speak, the most populous democracy is under assault.”
— Sakshi Joshi (@sakshijoshii) February 3, 2021
When were internet services suspended?
On January 26, as India marked its 72nd Republic Day, a tractor rally being organised by protesting farmers in the capital turned violent, leading to protesters clashing with the police. In light of this violence, mobile internet services were suspended in Delhi’s border areas at protest sites, including at Ghazipur border, Singh border. Currently, seven districts of Haryana have also suspended internet services.
Farmers have been protesting against new farm laws by the Centre. The protests have been going on for over two months now with various farmer unions staging protests at Delhi’s borders, primarily at Singhu Border, Ghazipur Border and Tikri Border.
Farmers are ‘grateful’ to Rihanna
Meanwhile, farmers protesting at Singhu Border said, “We’re grateful to Rihanna ji for her support, though we did not know who she was until this evening, our youngsters showed us the tweet just now and told us who she is. All the farmers from across the country want to thank Rihanna for supporting our voice and for the timely gesture she has made”.
The farmers’ protest in India has garnered attention across the globe.
Earlier, Hollywood actor John Cusack had also tweeted multiple times in solidarity with farmers
