Twitter chief executive Jack
Dorsey has pressed the ‘like’ button on several tweets that praised pop star
Rihanna for a tweet on extending support to the farmers’ protests in India.
Rihanna and climate activist Greta Thunberg’s tweets in support of the farmers’
sit-in have been met with much criticism as the Indian government condemned their interference in internal matters.

Dorsey hit the ‘like’ button on
a tweet by Washington Post journalist Karen Attiah, who wrote, “Rihanna has
raised her voice for social justice movements in Sudan, Nigeria, and now India,
and Myanmar. She is a real one.”

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Dorsey also
‘liked’ another tweet by Ms Attiah, that said, “Now is as a good time as
ever for @Twitter and @Jack to add a Twitter emoji to the massive
#FarmersProtests in India – like they did for historic international protests
like #BlackLivesMatter and #EndSars”

A global
battle has broken loose on social media with celebrities like Lilly Singh,
Amanda Cerny,raising their support for the protesting farmers. Several allegations
were raised when the celebrities’ tweets gained traction.

The Ministry
of External Affairs said the comments were “neither accurate, nor responsible.”

Following
this, members of the Bollywood fraternity, including Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn,
Karan Johar asked fans not fall prey to propaganda. Players of the Indian
Cricket Team, including Sachin Tendulkar asked people to “remain united” and
not allow “external forces” to harm our unity.

The farmers
continue to sit in at Delhi borders for 71 days on the trot.