'This Is Our Internal Matter': Rahul Gandhi Reacts To Rihanna's Tweet Supporting Farmers' Protest

Further attacking the Modi government over the ongoing protests outside the national capital, Rahul said that farmers who work hard for us are protesting at Delhi borders, why is Delhi being converted into 'fortress'?

Rahul Gandhi. (Image: PTI)

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reacted to the much talks about tweet of International pop sensation Rihanna extending her support to the ongoing farmers protest in India. Soon after Rihanna took to Twitter to share a news piece talking about the protest, her post went viral and has been widely shared by netizens since then. Several politicians and Bollywood celebrities have reacted to pop star's tweet expressing her concern for the protesting farmers.

When asked to comment about the same, Rahul Gandhi said that the ongoing farmers' protest in our internal matter and government has to take back the three agri laws. "I have no reaction on this. This is our internal matter and all three laws must be taken back," Congress leader said while speaking to reporters during a press conference. 

International pop star became first gobal star to extend her support to the farmers protest. "Why aren't we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest," Rihanna wrote on Twitter alongside a CNN news article headlined, "India cuts internet around New Delhi as protesting farmers clash with police." .

Thousands of farmers have been camping at various Delhi border since November last year, demanding the government to repeal the three farm laws and legal guarantee of minimum support price (MSP) for their crops.

The tweet by Rihanna, who has 100 million followers on the microblogging site, garned thousands of retweets and likes within an hour.

Further attacking the Modi government over the ongoing protests outside the national capital, Rahul said that farmers who work hard for us are protesting at Delhi borders, why is Delhi being converted into 'fortress'? He once again said that farmers' issue needs to be resolved as soon as possible and government needs to listen to them.