Rihanna , the American popstar, singer Jay Sean, talk show host and actor Lily singh and vlogger Amanda Cerny , the international celebrities, has shown their support towards the farmers of India in their fight against the protest of the government’s new law for farms.
The international celebrities had tweeted and also posted the pictures of farmer protest and quoted it with captions calling it one of the largest protests ever in history, which showed their full support towards this protest.
Singer Jay Sean has posted through his Instagram account “It’s one of the largest protests EVER IN HISTORY, and hardly any mainstream coverage. I live in the US and I’ve barely seen it on the news or mainstream media. I don’t know what needs to be done to raise more awareness and have more eyes on this but I’ve seen videos that are far too graphic and heartbreaking to post. People that are old enough to be my grandparents being trampled over with no remorse or regard. Pls go to my story where I will post a petition link and something actionable. #istandwithfarmers #farmersprotest”
On the other hand, American pop star Rihanna shared a picture which shows the news report of internet shutting down at parts of India , along with the picture she tweeted, “why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest” . This tweet got many responses and the talk show host and anchor Lily singh replied to this tweet of Rihanna saying, “Yes! Thank you so much @rihanna. This is a humanity issue! #IStandWithFarmers and this narrative is TIRED.”
Posting a picture of women farmers, on Instagram Amanda Cerny captioned it , “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 press, basic human and civil rights-equity and dignity for workers. ️ #FarmersProtest #internetshutdown”
After the international celebrities posts and tweets, the Indian celebrities spoke up, showing their support to farmers and encouraging unity with the hashtags , #IndiaTogether and #IndiaAgainstPropaganda.
By Manoshi Dhar
