'Rihanna To Bahana Hai': Ranvir Shorey Takes A Dig At Pop Star & Greta Thunberg Over Their Tweets On Farmers' Protest In New Song

Ranvir Shorey turned into a 'songwriter' and took a jibe at Greta Thunberg and Rihanna, who voiced their opinion on the ongoing farmers protest in India.

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Pop star Rihanna trended on different social platforms after she became the first global celebrity to extend support to the farmers’ protest. Several Bollywood celebs including Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Ekta Kapoor and Suniel Shetty shared posts using the hashtag ‘India against propaganda’ after the Barbarian singer posted a tweet on the ongoing farmers’ agitation against the farm laws. After Kangana Ranaut, actor Ranvir Shorey took a dig at Rihanna and Greta Thunberg in his new song which is going viral on the internet.

The ‘Traffic Signal’ star posted a video on his official Twitter handle wherein he can be seen singing a song and strumming a guitar while mocking Rihanna and Greta. He said that the Rihanna is just a ‘tool’ who is being used in a conspiracy against Narendra Modi-led government. He even called Thunberg ‘uneducated’ while humming a song. Without mentioning names, the actor called it a ‘ploy to make Pappu’ the Prime Minister of India.

Shorey shared the clip along with the caption, “Best way to explain it is with a simple, fun song. #IndiaTogether.” The video has received over 18k likes on the micro-blogging site.

Ranvir posted the YouTube link of his new song and ‘clarified’ that he is not singer. He tweeted, “People always be like "how're you a 'songwriter' when we never heard any". And please remember: I'm not a singer; I'm a songwriter.”

The Ministry of External Affairs issued an official statement on February 3 after the likes of Rihanna and Greta commented on the farmers’ protest.  The Ministry said that some of the vested interest groups attempted to ‘mobilize international support against India’. “The temptation of sensationalist social media hashtags and comments, especially when resorted to by celebrities and others, is neither accurate nor responsible,” the MEA said in a statement.

On a related note, Delhi police officials have filed an FIR against activist Greta over her tweet on the farmers’ protest. The 18-year-old posted a tweet and reiterated her support to the farmers.

“I still Stand With Farmers and support their peaceful protest. No amount of hate, threats or violations of human rights will ever change that,” she wrote on the micro-blogging site.