Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Sandeep Sharma on Thursday took to
Twitter, issuing a note regarding the controversy surrounding the farmers’ protest,
while at the same time voicing his support for Rihanna, according to various
media reports.

Sharma’s tweet came after the Ministry of External Affairs
emitted a strong reaction to tweets by the US pop icon alongside climate
activist Greta Thunberg.

The 27-year-old questioned the logic behind the criticism of
the pop star, penning a strong note in support of the cause of the
protesting farmers.

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Rihanna, on Tuesday, had tweeted “Why aren’t we talking
about this?! #FarmersProtest”, attaching a CNN report of the protests to her
tweet.

 “By this logic no one
should care about each other because every situation is someone’s internal
affair,” the pacer captioned the post, which was later retracted.

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“Many people, including the Indian External Affairs
Ministry, have criticised famous singer Rihanna for having supported the Indian
farmers, saying it is the internal affair of India”, the image read.

“But by that logic, no one
outside Germany should have criticised the persecution of the Jews in Germany
during the Nazi era. By that logic, no one outside Pakistan should criticism
the persecution of Ahmadis, Hindus, Sikhs, and Christians in Pakistan. By that
logic no one outside India should criticise the lynching and other atrocities
on Muslims in India, or the massacre of Sikhs in 1984,” read the note.

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The note further goes on, referring
to racial issues faced by the black population in America, to the persecution
of Uighur Muslims in China, to apartheid and denial of voting rights of black
people in South Africa and torturing of Rohingyas in Myanmar, using the same logic
of all of said cases being ‘internal matters’ of the respective countries, describing
how the logic itself is fallacious.

Significantly, a portion of the
cricketing fraternity in India had earlier gone up on Twitter, supporting the
government’s call to take a stand against ‘propaganda’ regarding the farmers’
protest.