Greta Thunberg mistakenly shared a message telling her what to write on Twitter about the ongoing riot of violent farmers in India – triggering a police investigation and a political storm, according to reports.
The 18-year-old left-wing eco-activist distributed – and then quickly deleted – a message detailing a list of “suggested posts” about the ongoing protests, according to posts that were saved by Breaking 911.
The list provided some tips on what to post, asking them to repost and tag other stars on Twitter, including pop star Rihanna.
In addition to the Twitter storm, the “toolkit” he shared also suggested highlighting planned demonstrations at Indian embassies.
The campaign material and social template were created by the Poetic Justice Foundation of Canada, which claims to be a core group that creates “events to cause, provoke and disrupt systemic inequities and prejudice,” Times Now said. The group’s website confirms that it is “the most active involved in #FarmersProtest”.
The group then shared on Facebook a series of screenshots of the posts about which it seems to have obtained stars to share.
After deleting the list, Thunberg then shared a supposedly newer “toolkit” and a message that says, “We stand in solidarity with #FarmersProtest in India.”
India’s foreign ministry has issued a rare statement accusing “foreign individuals” and celebrities of “sensationalism” and “trying to implement its agenda.”
Thursday, Delhi police confirmed that he had launched a “criminal case against the creators of the” Toolkit “” that Thunberg shared.
“The call was to wage an economic, social, cultural and regional war against India,” police said of the alleged plot taken by celebrities.
The force submitted a First Information Report (FIR) – a preliminary formal investigation – to a cybercrime team leading the investigation, according to NDTV.
Numerous Indian newspapers and TV stations initially reported that an FIR had also been filed against Thunberg. However, Delhi’s Special Commissioner for Police, Praveer Ranjan, later clarified that no one had been identified and that the investigation was concerning those behind the toolkit, The Indian news agency ANI said.
The investigation focuses on spreading disappointment against the government, promoting hatred and criminal conspiracy, the agency said.
An Indian minister, VK Singh, he said that Thunberg’s deleted tweet “revealed the true concepts of an international conspiracy against India.”
Instructions on “how”, “when” and “what” were clearly presented, Singh wrote.
“Conspiracies on this scale are often exposed and, in the end, it was necessary to hurry Greta’s tweet, which, together with other international stars, suddenly turned into a farmer’s problem.”
A number of famous Indian celebrities have also joined the attack on foreign celebrities involved in the farmers’ uprising that has engulfed India for more than two months.
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut even called Protestant farmers “terrorists” and Rihanna “stupid” for her widely circulated tweet, which asked 100 million followers on Twitter: “Why don’t we talk about it? ?! ”
Thunberg remained defiant on Thursday. “They still #StandWithFarmers and support their peaceful protests,” she said wrote on Twitter on Thursday morning.
“No amount of hatred, threats or human rights violations will ever change that.”
Tens of thousands of farmers have scattered on the outskirts of the Indian capital to protest the new agricultural laws, which they say will leave them poorer and at the mercy of corporations.
Hundreds of police officers were injured in a deadly conflict on January 26 – Republic Day in India – and one protester was killed. Dozens of farmers were also injured, but officials did not give their numbers.
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