1 / 9The farmer agitation that has rocked the country for over a month has created varying opinions across the country. While some believe the laws will bring the much-needed reforms to the now stagnant agriculture sector, others argue that the laws will put the farmers at the mercy of multi-national corporations. However, the support for the protests is not just from inside the country. Several international figures have come in open support of the movement. Here is a look at them. (Image: Reuters)
2 / 9American pop singer Rihanna on Tuesday night posted a news link on India's farmers' protest and tweeted, "why aren't we talking about this?!"
3 / 9Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg came in support of the protest by tweeting, "We stand in solidarity with the #FarmersProtest in India." (Image: Reuters)
4 / 9Meena Harris, the niece of Vice-President Kamala Harris too came out in support of the farmers. "It's no coincidence that the world's oldest democracy was attacked not even a month ago, and as we speak, the most populous democracy is under assault. This is related. We all should be outraged by India's internet shutdowns and paramilitary violence against farmer protesters," she tweeted. (Image: Instagram)
5 / 9Lebanese-American former pornographic actress Mia Khalifa also joined the bandwagon by posting a picture of women protesters with a comment, "What in the human rights violations is going on?! They cut the internet around New Delhi?! #FarmersProtest" (Image: Instagram)
6 / 9Popular social media celebrity Amanda Cerny, who has over 25 million followers on Instagram, Posted an image of protesting women with the caption “The world is watching. You don't have to be Indian or Punjabi or South Asian to understand the issue. All you have to do is care about humanity. Always demand freedom of speech, freedom of press, basic human and civil rights-equity and dignity for workers.” (Image: Instagram)
7 / 9Popular parody account 'God' which has over six million followers on Twitter hit hard against the government by posting news report about the internet blockage in the capital with a caption "India: the world's largest soon-to-be-former democracy." (Image: Twitter)
8 / 9Popular Canadia YouTuber Lilly Singh tweeted in support of Rihanna. “Yes! Thank you so much @rihanna. This is a humanity issue! #IStandWithFarmers and this narrative is TIRED,” the popular personality of Indian origin wrote.
9 / 9Indian-born Canadian poet, illustrator, and author Rupi Kaur too came in support of the protesters. Kaur, who has actively used her social media pages to highlight the protests thanked Rihanna for her support. (Image: Instagram)
