Bollywood stars react to Rihanna's tweet supporting Indian farmers

Bollywood stars react to Rihanna's tweet supporting Indian farmers

MUMBAI (Web Desk/AFP) – Many Bollywood celebrities have reacted to American singer Rihanna’s post on social-networking website showing support for protesting Indian farmers. Punjabi singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh has lauded Rihanna and shared a picture of her with her song Run This Town in the background.

Diljit also posted a Punjabi proverb on Twitter and wrote: "Jaat Di Kohr Kirli, Shateeriyan Nu Jaffe... (your status in life is rather insignificant but you know how to talk big)."

Jaat Di Kohr Kirli Shateeriyan Nu Jaffe...

— DILJIT DOSANJH (@diljitdosanjh) February 2, 2021

Meanwhile, actress Shibani Dandekar also expressed her support to the international singer’s tweet and appreciated her.

On the other hand, Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut responded by calling the protesting farmers "terrorists" and 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

It is to be mentioned here that Rihanna, who has more than 100 million followers on Twitter, wrote "why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest", with a link to a news story about a government crackdown that included an internet blackout.

why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest https://t.co/obmIlXhK9S

— Rihanna (@rihanna) February 2, 2021

Her comment was retweeted more than 230,000 times and liked by over half a million users.

She was not alone -- Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, one of the world’s most prominent environmental campaigners, also tweeted a story about the internet blackout, saying: "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