A tweetstorm following the post by pop icon Rihanna on the micro-blogging site refuses to go away anytime quickly! The day ahead of yesterday, the Barbadian singer drew the focus of the planet towards the ongoing farmers’ protest in India major to a flurry of counter tweets from the Union Ministers and prominent personalities. However, what has drawn focus this time is the entry of a host of sportspersons who have joined the debate.
The initially one to join was Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar who is also a nominated Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. Joining in the hashtags #IndiaWith each other and #IndiaAgainstPropaganda initially applied by Cabinet Ministers Amit Shah and S Jaishankar, the former Indian cricket captain wrote that India’s sovereignty ought to not be compromised and external forces can come to be spectators but not the participants. Tendulkar additional mentioned that Indians ought to stay united as a nation and it was the Indian people today who know the scenarios in India greater.
Let us all keep united in this hour of disagreements. Farmers are an integral component of our nation and I’m positive an amicable option will be identified amongst all parties to bring about peace and move forward collectively. #IndiaTogether
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) February 3, 2021
There have been more surprises to comply with as the existing Indian cricket group Captain and fitness model Virat Kohli also joined the debate. Kohli who is seldom observed in Twitter debates wrote that farmers are an integral component of the nation and expressed hope that an amicable option amongst all the parties will be identified to bring peace and movement forward. Like his idol Tendulkar, Kohli also mentioned that the nation ought to stay united in this hour of disagreements. However, in contrast to Tendulkar, Kohli refrained from utilizing the hashtag #IndiaAgainstPropaganda and settled with #IndiaWith each other in his very carefully crafted tweet.
India’s sovereignty can’t be compromised. External forces can be spectators but not participants.
Indians know India and ought to make a decision for India. Let’s stay united as a nation.#IndiaTogether #IndiaAgainstPropaganda— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 3, 2021
Kohli was followed by the man of the season and Vice Captain Ajinkya Rahane who led the Indian group to victory against Australia in the not too long ago concluded Test series in the absence of Captain Kohli. Taking a cue from Kohli, Rahane also applied only one of the hashtags- #IndiaWith each other and skipped #IndiaAgainstPropaganda.
Soon just after, cricketer Rohit ‘Hitman’ Sharma joined in the debate and issued a related tweet saying that India has generally stood united and collectively. Sharma also mentioned that farmers play an critical part in the nation and all other stakeholders will also play their part to obtain an amicable option to the challenge.
Farmers constitute an incredibly critical component of our nation. And the efforts becoming undertaken to resolve their difficulties are evident. Let’s assistance an amicable resolution, rather than paying focus to everyone developing variations. ????????#IndiaTogether #IndiaAgainstPropaganda pic.twitter.com/FhclAMLiik
— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) February 3, 2021
India’s ace badminton player Saina Nehwal also joined the debate and issued a statement on twitter saying that the efforts undertaken to resolve the farmers’ challenge have been evident and as an alternative of paying focus to these who are developing variations the nation ought to assistance an amicable option. Co-incidentally actor Akshay Kumar had earlier issued an identical tweet along with sharing the official response issued by the Ministry of External Affairs on the matter.
There’s no challenge that can’t be resolved if we stand collectively as one. Let’s stay united and work towards resolving our internal difficulties #IndiaTogether
— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) February 3, 2021
Singer Rihanna in her tweet issued on Tuesday evening had drawn focus to the ongoing farmers protest in the nation and when sharing a CNN story on the protest asked why the planet was not speaking about the farmers protest. The tweet issued by Rihanna produced other international celebrities like youngster climate activist Greta Thunberg and Lebanese-American model Mia Khalifa challenge their respective statements on the matter.