Twitter asked to ban Kangana as she calls protesting farmers terrorists in a tweet to Rihanna:
People have asked for the immediate banning of controversial Indian actor Kangana Ranaut after she called protesting farmers ‘terrorists’ in response to a tweet by pop star Rihanna. Singer and actress Rihanna took to Twitter to support the ongoing farm protests in Delhi and questioned the suspension of internet services at the protest sites.
Sharing a news report on the suspension of internet services after clashes between farmers and police, Rihanna said, “why aren’t we talking about this?! (sic)”.
why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest https://t.co/obmIlXhK9S
— Rihanna (@rihanna) February 2, 2021
In no time, Kangana responded to Rihanna’s tweet, Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut said no one is talking about it as the protesters are not farmers, but “terrorists”. She went on to call Rihanna a “fool”.
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. https://t.co/OIAD5Pa61a— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) February 2, 2021
Actor Sushant Singh urged the Kisan Ekta Morcha, a key organization representing protesting farmers, to consider suing Kangana for defaming farmers. He wrote, “I have been trying my best to ignore this account, but enough is enough. Already reported this tweet, and I implore @Kisanektamorcha to sue this handle for defamation, it is calling our farmers ‘terrorists’. @arunbothra ji is this internal defamation ok?”
I have been trying my best to ignore this account, but enough is enough. Already reported this tweet, and I implore @Kisanektamorcha to sue this handle for defamation, it is calling our farmers ‘terrorists’. @arunbothra ji is this internal defamation ok? pic.twitter.com/aBmtkly1fF
— सुशांत सिंह sushant singh سشانت سنگھ (@sushant_says) February 2, 2021
I urge @TwitterIndia to ban this account immediately.
Her tweet is in response to a post on internet ban in Haryana. Calling peacefully agitating farmers in Haryana ‘terrorists’ is highly inflammatory & hateful. The biggest irony is that these farmers are the biggest patriots. https://t.co/JnSxe6tijR— Deepender S Hooda (@DeependerSHooda) February 2, 2021
Hello @TwitterIndia,
Because you were quick to ban hundreds for calling Modi a genocide enabler (which actually he is), we expect you to act with same hastiness against @KanganaTeam.
She labelled lakhs of protesting farmers as terrorists & has put their safety in danger. pic.twitter.com/RHvCRkNSjp
— Jas Oberoi | ਜੱਸ ਓਬਰੌਏ (@iJasOberoi) February 2, 2021
Not only Rihanna but award-winning environmental activist Greta Thunberg and actress Amanda Cerny too have shown support to farmers.
Rihanna’s tweet supporting the farmers’ agitation has gone viral. Her tweet gained 2.5 lakh likes and more than 1.25 lakh retweets within four hours of her posting it on the microblogging site.
Just like Rihanna, Greta too shared a news report on the internet ban by the BJP government to quell farmers’ protest and wrote, “We stand in solidarity with the #FarmersProtest in India.”
We stand in solidarity with the #FarmersProtest in India.
https://t.co/tqvR0oHgo0— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) February 2, 2021
On the other hand, actor Amanda Cerny took to Instagram to show her support to farmers. Sharing a powerful image from the farmers’ agitation site, Amanda wrote, “The world is watching. You don’t have to be Indian or Punjabi or South Asian to understand the issue. All you have to do is care about humanity. Always demand freedom of speech, freedom of the press, basic human and civil rights-equity and dignity for workers.
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It’s been two months that thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh, have been protesting against the new farm laws enacted by the Centre. However, earlier it was a peaceful protest but on 26th January the protests took a violent shape resulting in clashes between the police and the protestors.
