New Delhi: Bollywood celebrities Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, Karan Johar, and Suniel Shetty on Wednesday came out and spoken about the ongoing protest by farmers. The actors have urged people not to fall for false propaganda against India.
Their tweets come after international personalities such as Rihanna, Mia Khalifa, and Greta Thunberg tweeted in favor of the farmers' protest in the country.
Their reaction comes after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a statement in this regard and urged people not to rush to conclusions regarding the farmers' protests in the country.
Superstar Akshay Kumar took to Twitter and shared the statement by MEA. He then wrote that efforts were on to resolve the issue.
"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," Akshay wrote.
Actor Ajay Devgn urged everyone to not fall for false propaganda.
"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," (SIC) he tweeted.
Filmmaker Karan Johar called the farmers the backbone of India.
"We live in turbulent times and the need of the hour is prudence and patience at every turn. Let us together, make every effort we can to find solutions that work for everyone—our farmers are the backbone of India. Let us not let anyone divide us. #IndiaTogether," (SIC) Johar wrote.
Actor Suniel Shetty said that nothing is more dangerous than a half-truth.
"We must always take a comprehensive view of things, as there is nothing more dangerous than half truth. #IndiaTogether #IndiaAgainstPropaganda @hiteshjain33," (SIC) he wrote.
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
“Before rushing to comment on such matters, we would urge that the facts be ascertained, and a proper understanding of the issues at hand be undertaken.”#IndiaTogether #IndiaAgainstPropagandahttps://t.co/rGJiPvlM4D
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) February 3, 2021
The reformist legislation relating to agricultural sector were passed by India's parliament after full debate & discussion. The govt has already held 11 rounds of talks with some farmers who expressed their reservations about the laws.#IndiaTogether#IndiaAgainstPropaganda pic.twitter.com/RRdjyQUfLz
— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) February 3, 2021
Times are changing. Influencers on the digital media platforms have immense power when they talk to their followers. One must be mindful of that power and the responsibility that comes with it.#IndiaTogether #IndiaAgainstPropaganda #GenerallySaying pic.twitter.com/WCyMDO2vQa
— Vijay Kumar Singh (@Gen_VKSingh) February 3, 2021
We must always take a comprehensive view of things, as there is nothing more dangerous than half truth. #IndiaTogether #IndiaAgainstPropaganda @hiteshjain33 https://t.co/7rNZ683ZAU
— Suniel Shetty (@SunielVShetty) February 3, 2021
We live in turbulent times and the need of the hour is prudence and patience at every turn. Let us together, make every effort we can to find solutions that work for everyone—our farmers are the backbone of India. Let us not let anyone divide us. #IndiaTogether
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) 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
Check out the reactions here:
Thank you Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Ajay Devgn for your co-ordinated tweets.
— Dhruv Rathee ?? (@dhruv_rathee) February 3, 2021
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So Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgun are just a refined version of Kangana Ranaut.
— Sakshi Joshi (@sakshijoshii) February 3, 2021
Spineless Akshay kumar today #shameonbollywood pic.twitter.com/B01o6TqmKp
— Ex Bhakt ➐ (@tadipaar_hun) February 3, 2021
Dear @JustinTrudeau , this fellow is completely worthless. He doesn’t have spine. We don’t know why previous government of your country gave him citizenship. Kindly revoke his Canadian citizenship. Thx #FarmersProtest https://t.co/GNecgcXoR5
— Dilip Mandal (@Profdilipmandal) February 3, 2021
Shame, Where is food in your kitchen coming from @ajaydevgn ??? #FarmersProtest https://t.co/5EzmXJ2VHJ
— Raman Dhaka (@RamanDhaka) February 3, 2021
Wow....appears that Bollywood has a scripted response.
— Anu Manhas (@Anumanhas11) February 3, 2021
Where were they before? https://t.co/HPlpTpINrO
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Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
