Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said that tweets posted by celebrities in response to the global criticism of the government's handling of the farmers' protest will be investigated by the intelligence agency.
The development comes after Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant alleged that these tweets have been done under the pressure of the central government and demanded a probe.
It is worth mentioning here that celebrities including Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Lata Mangeshkar and hosts of Bollywood actors took to Twitter on February 3 after international personalities such as Rihanna and climate change activist Greta Thunberg expressed support for the farmers’ protest in Delhi.
The tweets from the celebrities came with hashtags #IndiaAgainstPropaganda and #IndiaTogether, which were framed by the ministry of external affairs.
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