Published 11:27 IST, December 8th 2020
Mallika Sherawat voices out 'support' for farmers; calls them 'the soul of India'
Actor Mallika Sherawat has extended her support to the farmers by calling them the 'Annadatas' feeding the country's population of 1.3 billion. Here's the story
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Actor Mallika Sherawat posted on her official Twitter handle on December 7, 2020, extending support to farmers' protest going on in country. Through her post, she expressed that though she might 't understand politics', she does 'understand that our farmers are soul of India, our annatas feeding 1.3 billion'. actor ded hashtags ‘#annatas,’ ‘#supportfarmers,’ ‘#standwithfarmers’ and ‘#AtmaNirbharBharat’ to d emphasis on validation of farmers’ role in Indian ecomy as well as lives of general public. It has gained attention of active participants opposing Farmers Bill and has garnered support in form of likes, comments and retweets.
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Mallika Sherawat: 'I support our farmers'
Mallika Sherawat's Twitter post was ackwledged by a lot of followers from around country, as well as those who are currently involved in farmers' protest. actor was praised for showing concern about issue and appreciated for sharing her opinion on farmers’ conditions. Amidst ongoing protests, many or celebrities have also voiced ir opinions on farmers’ protest, including Sonu Sood and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Most of ir posts are in interest of farmers, along with a plea to government for taking care of same, though most haven't weighed in on specific issues pertaining to farm laws.
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Reactions to Mallika Sherawat's Twitter post
Mallika Sherawat’s intention of impartially supporting farmers’ interests was exhibited in tweet. ongoing protest by Haryana and Punjab’s farmers against three farm acts passed by government is gaining momentum with celebrities like Mallika Sherawat coming out in ir support. actor got encouraging comments like “you are an inspiration,” “thank you for joining Annata Andolan,” “Jai Kisan,” and “we will win”.
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Mallika Sherawat h previously retweeted status shared by Dr Vandana Shiva on farmers’ protest on vember 28, 2020. tweet was about how globalisation and corporatisation were bringing farmers down to ros in protest for survival. actor appreciated Dr Vandana Shiva’s step and consequently ended up voicing out her own opinions as well.
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11:27 IST, December 8th 2020