The
Uddhav
Thackeray-led
Maha
Vikas
Aghadi
government
in
Maharashtra
will
soon
be
launching
an
investigation
into
the
tweets
which
were
shared
by
celebrities
like
Akshay
Kumar,
Ajay
Devgn,
Lata
Mangeshkar,
Sachin
Tendulkar
and
others.
In
the
tweets,
they
shared
their
concern
of
international
propaganda
trying
to
spoil
India's
image
and
also
preached
the
'India
Against
Propaganda'
notion
when
it
comes
to
the
ongoing
farmers'
protest.
Their
tweets
came
in
the
wake
of
international
pop
star
Rihanna
and
activist
Greta
Thunberg's
tweet
supporting
the
farmers'
protest
in
India.
According
to
a
news
report
in
Opindia,
Maharashtra
Home
Minister
Anil
Deshmukh
has
stated
that
the
tweets
made
by
celebrities,
Akshay
Kumar,
Ajay
Devgn,
Lata
Mangeshkar,
Virat
Kohli
and
others
will
be
probed
by
the
Maharashtra
Intelligence
agency
to
find
out
if
they
were
made
under
some
pressure
by
the
Modi
government
or
if
the
celebrities
genuinely
wish
to
extend
their
support
on
the
Farm
Laws.
The
Maharashtra
government
is
under
the
opinion
that
extending
support
to
one's
country
against
international
propaganda
calls
for
an
investigation
and
is
a
suspicious
activity.
The
Maharashtra
Home
Minister
also
added
that
the
resemblance
between
the
tweets
shared
by
the
celebrities
looked
like
a
coordinated
and
planned
activity.
Deshmukh
revealed
this
as
the
main
reason
behind
the
tweets
of
these
celebrities
being
investigated
by
the
state
intelligence
agency.
The
leaders
earlier
today
also
had
an
online
meeting
with
Maharashtra
Home
Minister
Anil
Deshmukh,
who
is
currently
in
isolation
after
being
tested
positive
for
COVID-19.
The
news
report
also
stated
that
Maharashtra
Congress
leader
Sachin
Sawant
has
stated
that
he
will
ask
the
Maharashtra
Home
Minister
to
launch
an
investigation
into
the
matter,
to
find
out
if
the
celebrities
had
tweeted
under
the
pressure
of
the
central
government.
Sawant
had
revealed
about
this
to
ANI
stating,
"There
is
a
similar
pattern
behind
these
tweets
by
the
celebrities
including
Akshay
Kumar,
Suniel
Shetty,
sportspersons
Sachin
Tendulkar,
Saina
Nehwal.
The
contents
of
the
tweets
by
Nehwal
and
Kumar
are
the
same
while
Shetty
had
tagged
a
BJP
leader.
This
shows
that
there
was
communication
between
the
celebrities
and
the
ruling
party
leaders.
It
needs
to
be
investigated
if
there
was
any
pressure
from
the
BJP
on
these
national
heroes
for
such
advocacy
on
social
media.
If
so,
these
celebrities
need
to
be
given
more
protection."
International
pop
sensation
Rihanna's
tweet
on
the
farmers'
protest
in
India
had
been
followed
by
some
Indian
celebrities
taking
to
their
social
media
handles,
to
caution
their
followers
against
a
global
spear
campaign
against
the
country.
These
celebrities
showcased
their
support
for
the
Farm
Laws
and
asked
their
fans
and
followers
to
stay
united
in
the
wake
of
the
protests.
Some
of
these
celebrities
included
Akshay
Kumar,
Ajay
Devgn,
Saina
Nehwal,
Sachin
Tendulkar,
Virat
Kohli,
Karan
Johar,
Ekta
Kapoor
and
Suniel
Shetty.