Maharashtra to probe tweets by celebrities in response to Rihanna’s post on farmers

Congress leader Sachin Sawant on Monday said that the Maharashtra government will investigate tweets by some Indian celebrities in support of farm laws after pop star Rihanna took to the social media, criticising the government handling of farmers’ protest.

“There was a series of tweets after MEA's response to Rihanna's tweet. If a person, be it a celebrity, opine on their own, it's fine but there's a scope of suspicion that BJP could be behind this. We have cited common words like 'amicable' in these tweets," said Sawant.

He said that Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has given orders to the Maharashtra Intelligence Department to probe the matter.