Farmers protest: Pop star Rihanna, climate activist Greta Thunberg, model Mia Khalifa extend support

Protest of Indian farmers has started gaining wide international support after international icons have backed farmers and tweeted in their favour.

Barbados-based international pop star Rihanna has tweeted a news item related to the farmers' protest in India with a message, “Why aren’t we talking about this? #FarmersProtest.”

The news story published on CNN talks about the suspension of internet services at the protest site of the farmers who are demanding the withdrawal of three farm laws terming these as ‘black laws’.

Her tweet has attracted global appeal and many other international icons have come forward to extend their support.

Greta Thunberg, a Swedish environmental activist, who is internationally acclaimed for her work and concern for climate change, took on to her micro-blogging site and tweeted the same news item and wrote, “We stand in solidarity with the #FarmersProtest in India.”

Adult film star Mia Khalifa too posted a picture of female farmers with a poster “Stop Killing Farmers” and wrote, “What in the human rights violations is going on?! They cut the internet around New Delhi?! #FarmersProtest”

The niece of US vice president Kamala Harris, Meena Harris, has taken the farmers’ side and tweeted in their favour.

Meena, who is a lawyer and an author has said, “It’s no coincidence that the world’s oldest democracy was attacked not even a month ago, and as we speak, the most populous democracy is under assault.”

She further wrote, “This is related. We ALL should be outraged by India’s internet shutdowns and paramilitary violence against farmer protesters.”