Taapsee Pannu enters row over Bollywood celebs & Cricket stars countering Rihanna & co

As several Bollywood and cricketing stars rallied around the government in its pushback to the global celebrities meddling in the farmers' protest against Centre's 3 contentious farm laws, actor Taapsee Pannu called out the 'counter' celebrity campaign to Rihanna's tweet. The actor who had always been vocal about her political opinions took to Twitter and said, "If one tweet rattles your unity, one joke rattles your faith or one show rattles your religious belief then it's you who has to work on strengthening your value system not become ‘propaganda teacher’ for others." If one tweet rattles your unity, one joke rattles your faith or one show rattles your religious belief then it’s you who has to work on strengthening your value system not become ‘propaganda teacher’ for others. — taapsee pannu (@taapsee) February 4, 2021 READ | Sachin Tendulkar Takes Strong Stand On Rihanna & Co; 'can Be Spectators Not Participants' Taapsee Pannu's tweet comes after cricketing stars including Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravi Shastri and many Bollywood actors including Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar used twin hashtags, #IndiaTogether and #IndiaAgainst Propaganda, to amplify the pushback to the global celebrities. Besides Taapsee Pannu, Farah Khan Ali too criticised the actors in her industry for putting out identical tweets and making it 'look like a marketing gimmick'. Word of the day PROPAGANDA 🙌 “especially for politicians who make false claims to get elected or spread rumours to get their way.” 👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/3dCe8x3SE9 — Farah Khan (@FarahKhanAli) February 4, 2021 READ | BJP's Manoj Tiwari Sends Rihanna A Republic Day Riot Version Of Her Song; Seeks Her Input Cricketers & Bollywood stars back up Indian govt Let us all stay united in this hour of disagreements. Farmers are an integral part of our country and I'm sure an amicable solution will be found between all parties to bring about peace and move forward together. #IndiaTogether — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) February 3, 2021 India’s sovereignty cannot be compromised. External forces can be spectators but not participants. Indians know India and should decide for India. Let's remain united as a nation.#IndiaTogether #IndiaAgainstPropaganda — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) February 3, 2021 There’s no issue that cannot be resolved if we stand together as one. Let’s remain united and work towards resolving our internal issues #IndiaTogether — Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) February 3, 2021 Agriculture is a very important part of the machinery of the Indian economic system. Farmers are the backbone of any country’s ecosystem. This is an internal matter which I’m sure will be resolved through dialogue. Jai Hind! #IndiaStandsTogether #IndiaAgainstPropoganda 🇮🇳 — Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) February 3, 2021 Don’t fall for any false propaganda against India or Indian policies. Its important to stand united at this hour w/o any infighting 🙏🏼#IndiaTogether #IndiaAgainstPropaganda — Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) February 3, 2021 Farmers constitute an extremely important part of our country. And the efforts being undertaken to resolve their issues are evident. Let’s support an amicable resolution, rather than paying attention to anyone creating differences. 🙏🏻#IndiaTogether #IndiaAgainstPropaganda https://t.co/LgAn6tIwWp — Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) February 3, 2021 MEA cautions foreign celebrities In a strongly-worded statement, the MEA made it clear that the farm reforms were enacted by the Parliament after a full debate and discussion. Maintaining that only a very small section of farmers have reservations about these laws, it mentioned that the Centre has not only conducted 11 rounds of talks with farm unions but also offered to keep the implementation of the laws on hold. The MEA lamented that "vested groups" were trying to derail the protests despite this scenario. READ | 'Inaccurate & Irresponsible': Centre Issues Statement After Rihanna, Greta Support Farmers To buttress its point, it highlighted the violence that took place in the national capital during the farmers' tractor rally. Moreover, the Ministry linked the desecration of Mahatma Gandhi statues in different parts of the world to the instigation by fringe elements seeking to mobilize international support against India. Thereafter, it called upon the foreign entities and individuals to ascertain the facts before "rushing to comment" on such matters. READ | Arnab Goswami: Don't Need Rihanna, Greta Or Lilly Singh Telling Us How To Run Our Country We would like to emphasize that these protests must be seen in the context of India's democratic ethos and polity, and the efforts of the government and the concerned farmer groups to resolve the impasse," the statement said. After the External Ministry's official statement, many Indian celebrities and politicians spoke out against the unwarranted statements made by Western artists such as Rihanna, urging the nation to stay united amid attempts to divide. The Centre has so far held 11 rounds of talks with the protesting farmers, with the top court of the country forming a panel to encourage further talks on the reforms. Moreover, just days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended an olive branch to the community, assuring that he was only one-call away if they wanted to hold any further discussions on the three Farm Laws. READ | Lata Mangeshkar Avers 'India Fully Equipped To Resolve Issues Amicably' Amid Rihanna Row

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Taapsee Pannu enters row over Bollywood celebs & Cricket stars countering Rihanna & co

As several Bollywood & cricketing stars rallied around the govt in its pushback to the global celebrities, actor Taapsee Pannu said, "it's you who has to work"

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