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Tweet from Rihanna on farmer protests gets India incensed
By SHEIKH SAALIQ The Associated Press,Updated February 4, 2021, 6:33 a.m.
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It took just one tweet from pop star Rihanna to anger the Indian government and supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi s party, after she tweeted about the farmer protests that have gripped India.Manish Swarup/Associated Press
NEW DELHI â It took just one tweet from Rihanna to anger the Indian government and supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs party. The pop star linked a news article in a tweet drawing attention to the massive farmer protests that have gripped India for more than two months.
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It took just one tweet from Rihanna to anger the Indian government and supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi s party. The pop star linked a news article in a tweet drawing attention to the massive farmer protests that have gripped India for more than two months.
Now, senior government ministers, Indian celebrities and even the foreign ministry are urging people to come together and denounce outsiders who try to break the country. It is unfortunate to see vested interest groups trying to enforce their agenda on these protests, and derail them, India s foreign ministry said in a rare statement on Wednesday, without naming Rihanna and others who followed her suit.
1 tweet from Rihanna on farmer protests gets leaders incensed in India
Tens of thousands of farmers have been hunkering down at the Indian capitalâs fringes to protest new laws they say will leave them poorer.
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Police form a barricade against farmers as they march in Mumbai, India, Jan. 25. Farmers have been pressing the Indian government to suspend contentious agricultural reform laws. [ RAFIQ MAQBOOL | AP ]
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NEW DELHI â It took just one tweet from Rihanna to anger the Indian government and supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modiâs party. The pop star linked a news article in a tweet drawing attention to the massive farmer protests that have gripped India for more than two months.
NEW DELHI
It took just one tweet from pop star Rihanna to anger the Indian government and supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party. “Why aren’t we talking about this?!” the singer wrote, with a link to a news story on the massive farmer protests that have gripped India for more than two months.
Now, senior Indian government ministers, celebrities and even the foreign ministry are urging people to come together and denounce outsiders who they say are trying to destabilize the country.
“It is unfortunate to see vested interest groups trying to enforce their agenda on these protests, and derail them,” India’s foreign ministry said in a rare statement Wednesday, without naming Rihanna and others who followed her example.