India’s ongoing farmers’ protest in the election year 2024 unfolds conflicts between the central government and protesting farmers. This freshens the memories of a year-long protest of 2020-21 when farmers of Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh were protesting against the three controversial farm laws. The main demands are to reject smart meters, waive debt, legal procurement assurances, and set a Minimum Support Price (MSP) for commodities based on the Swaminathan formula. The results of the protests remain blurry as the central government is in the process of establishing communication with the farmers’ community. The last protest was backed by many celebrities. Read on to learn about celebrities who supported the farmers' protest and how they extended their support.

Celebrities who supported farmer's protest

Celebrities from various fields including activists, singers, actors, and global stars backed the last farmer’s protest. Some supported farmers by visiting the protest while others showed virtual support leading to social media trends.

Rihanna

Global star, singer, and actor Rihanna extended her support to the farmers as she shared a CNN news report on X. Her tweet along with the report read, “Why aren’t we talking about this?”. Amid this, there was a rise in controversies, and the internet divided into two groups, one appreciating Rihanna for extending support while some trolled her for the same.

Greta Thunberg

Another controversy came up after climate activist Greta Thunberg shared a toolkit related to the farmer’s protest. The Delhi Police's cybercrime unit filed a formal complaint (FIR) based on sedition, criminal conspiracy, and inciting hatred, over the post and its accompanying tools.

Amanda Cerny

Amanda Cerny, a US-based vlogger also extended virtual support to the protests resulting in massive trolling. Her Instagram post read, “does not have to be Indian, Punjabi or South Asian to understand the issue. All one has to do is care about humanity”.

Lilly Singh

One of the prominent content creators and Youtuber Lilly Singh, known for her sarcastic and humorous content walked the Grammys red carpet with a mask that read I stand with farmers’. Furthermore, she posted on X, “I know red carpet/award show pictures always get the most coverage, so here you go media. Feel free to run with it Raised fist #IStandWithFarmers #GRAMMYs.”

To sum up

Bollywood celebrities including Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Richa Chada, and Swara Bhasker also supported farmers. Some celebs stood with the government and shared posts with hashtags of India Together and India against Propaganda. Their list includes Bollywood’s Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, and Sunil Shetty. Cricket icons including Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar also supported the same.

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