Pop icon Rihanna sent social media into a frenzy as she vocalised her opinion on India’s farmers’ protest, that despite going on since months, has been left answered.
The uproar that is yet to be quelled, gained so much momentum that it can be witnessed on a bigger forefront, as the Caribbean queen condemned Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government for passing new farm laws that have caused an outrage in the country.
“Why aren’t we talking about this?” Rihanna said in a Twitter post, sharing a CNN article on the demonstrations with her 101 million followers on the platform, using the #FarmersProtest.
why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest https://t.co/obmIlXhK9S
— Rihanna (@rihanna) February 2, 2021
RiRi’s explosive tweet created a flutter in South Asia, where Indians slammed the global icon for showing support to the wrong side. The bickering on Twitter soon transformed into a full-fledged war as accusations were made that Rihanna is a Pakistani spy.
Adding fuel to that fire were the people who discovered an old picture of Rihanna with Zulfi Bukhari.
Furthermore, Zulfi who is a Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan in the capacity of a Minister of State in Cabinet, also lauded Rihanna for raising her voice, saying: “Well said and well done.”
“Well said & well done. That’s because they’ve blocked all credible media in India. Not just with the farmers but also with the oppressed Kashmiris.”
Well said & well done.
That’s because they’ve blocked all credible media in India.
Not just with the farmers but also with the oppressed Kashmiris.#FarmersProtest https://t.co/rrmFjyyrl8— Sayed Z Bukhari (@sayedzbukhari) February 3, 2021
She triggered an online warpath in India with many lauding her, while others claimed she was being unreasonable.
Here are a few reactions of the netizens that followed after Rihanna’s tweet:
why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest https://t.co/obmIlXhK9S
— Rihanna (@rihanna) February 2, 2021
कृपया अमेरिका का ध्यान रखिए। भारत अपना ध्यान रखने में सक्षम है।#जय_हिंद https://t.co/wIU8Cc8u8q
— MLA Abhijeet Singh Sanga (@BJP4Abhijeet) February 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/pushpendra__kul/status/1356742818811637762
Funniest thing on the internet today! Rihanna took “Indian Farmers” side while the whole Bollywood is supporting Modi. Now, Modi supporters are saying that Rihanna is an agent of Pakistan just because she met Zulfi Bukhari! They are literally convinced! 😂 pic.twitter.com/8OXXgDMrPY
— Alamdar Naqvi (@alamdarnaqvi5) February 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/revengerrinku/status/1356858274285457409
https://twitter.com/theFalgunshah/status/1356674807627214853
IT cell right now… pic.twitter.com/EaVZCmTdHp
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) February 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/pushpendra__kul/status/1356742818811637762
#Rihanna with Syed Zulfi Bukhari, Special Assistant to Pak Prime Minister Imran https://t.co/v4xCUHLl5f we know why is Rihanna getting so worried to talk about #FarmerProtests. https://t.co/ae1NPRH2Yr pic.twitter.com/HPizjuYZgI
— Sandeep Rai (@SandeepBhagwa) February 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/razaikvillan/status/1356691985713795075
Several Bollywood bigwigs including Karan Johar, Ajay Devgn and Suniel Shetty also tweeted, urging their followers not to let anyone divide the country.
Don’t fall for any false propaganda against India or Indian policies. Its important to stand united at this hour w/o any infighting 🙏🏼#IndiaTogether #IndiaAgainstPropaganda
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) February 3, 2021
https://twitter.com/karanjohar/status/1356897467850059780
A tractor rally by farmers last week in New Delhi turned violent. Police responded by shutting down the internet, digging ditches, driving nails into roads and topping barricades with razor wire to prevent farmers from entering the capital again.
The fiasco is getting bigger by the day, as many notable figures have jumped in the bandwagon of addressing the farmers protest in India.
Javed Afridi hints at possible Rihanna-Peshawar Zalmi collab for PSL 2021
