WHAT WERE THE TWEETS AND WHAT IS THE CONTROVERSY?
After American pop star Rihanna and climate activist Greta Thunberg voiced their support for the farmers’ protests and questioned the suspension of internet at protest sites, a number of Bollywood personalities and celebrities had tweeted, saying that the protests were in fact an internal matter of India and used hashtags like #IndiaTogether and #IndiaAgainstPropaganda.
The ones who tweeted included Akshay Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Sunil Shetty, Ajay Devgan, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and Saina Nehwal, among others.
While few tweets shared some similarities, many tweets were completely identical.
WHAT PROBE DID THE MAHARASHTRA GOVT ORDER AFTER THE TWEETS?
The Maharashtra Congress, an ally in the MVA government, appealed to the state’s Home Minister Anil Deshmukh to investigate if national icons had tweeted their statements under political pressure. Maharashtra Congress leader Sachin Sawant cited the timing, content, and context of…