Greta Thunberg accidentally shared a message showing that she was being tweeted about the ongoing violent peasant uprising in India, which according to police reports and a political firestorm led to it.
The 18-year-old left-wing eco-activist shared a message – and then quickly deleted it – setting out a list of ‘suggested posts’ about the ongoing protests, according to reports saved by Breaking 911.
The list gave a series of tips on what to post, and asked that she also post and include other celebrities who tweet about it. pop star Rihanna.
In addition to the Twitter storm, the “toolkit” she shared also suggested highlighting planned demonstrations at Indian embassies.
The campaign material and social media template was created by Canada’s Poetic Justice Foundation, which claims it is a grassroots group that ‘creates events to provoke, challenge and disrupt systemic inequalities and prejudices,’ Times Now said. The group’s website confirms that it is “most involved in the #FarmersProtest”.
The group then shared a series of screenshots of Facebook of the posts that apparently got celebrities to share.
After Thunberg deleted the list then shared a so-called newer ‘toolkit’ and a message saying: ‘We stand in solidarity with the #FarmersProtest in India.’
The Indian Foreign Ministry has issued a rare statement accusing ‘foreign individuals’ and celebrities of ‘sensationalism’ and ‘trying to enforce their agenda’.
Delhi police on Thursday confirm that it’s launching a criminal case against the creators of the ‘Toolkit Document’ ‘that Thunberg shared.
“The call was to wage economic, social, cultural and regional war against India,” police said of the conspiracy allegedly carried out by the celebs.
According to NDTV, the force submitted a first information report (FIR) – a preliminary formal investigation – with a specialist cybercrime group leading the investigation.
Numerous Indian newspapers and TV stations initially reported that an FIR had also been filed against Thunberg himself. However, Delhi Special Police Commissioner Praveer Ranjan later made it clear that no one had been identified and that the investigation was investigating those behind the toolkit. The Indian news agency ANI said.
The investigation focuses on spreading dissatisfaction with the government, promoting hatred and criminal conspiracy, the agency said.
One Indian Minister, UK Singh, said that Thunberg’s deleted tweet “revealed the real motives for a conspiracy at the international level against India.”
“The instructions are clearly set out on the ‘how’, ‘when’ and ‘what’, ‘Singh wrote.
“Conspiracies on this scale are often exposed and eventually took the hasty tweet from Greta, who along with other international celebrities suddenly became sensitive to farmer issues.”
A series of high-profile Indian celebrities have also joined the attack on celebrities abroad involved in the peasant uprising that has been gripping India for more than two months.
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut even calls the protesting farmers “terrorists” and Rihanna a “fool” for her widely shared tweet asking her 100 million Twitter fans: “Why don’t we talk about this ?!”
Thunberg remained defiant on Thursday. “I’m still #StandWithFarmers and support their peaceful protest,” she said tweeted Thursday morning.
“No amount of hatred, threats or human rights violations will ever change that.”
Tens of thousands of farmers have ripped off on the outskirts of the Indian capital to protest new agricultural laws that they say will be poorer and at the mercy of companies.
In their most violent clash on January 26 – Indian Republic Day – hundreds of police officers were injured and a protester was killed. Numerous farmers were also injured, but officials did not give their numbers.
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