The protesting farmers and people supporting it would not have thought ever that some foreign celebrities, without knowing the nitty-gritty of the issue, would give a huge impetus by just using Hastag over social media. Besides, Indian celebrities, Kangana Ranaut’s role cannot be denied in amplifying the issue by claiming that the protests are a plot to make India “a Chinese colony much like the USA”. The social media platform, however, deleted her tweets on rules violations.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded appropriately emphasising that these protests must be seen in the context of India’s democratic ethos and polity, and the efforts of the Government and the concerned farmers’ groups to resolve the impasse. The ministry further emphasised that the facts be ascertained before rushing to comments on such internal matters and a proper understanding of the issues at hand be undertaken. It was strongly reiterated that the temptation of sensationalist social media hashtags and comments especially when resorted to by celebrities and others is neither accurate nor responsible.
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah intensified the debate of interference in the internal matter of India by tweeting, “Propaganda cannot decide India’s fate only ‘progress’ can. India stands united and together to achieve progress.”
India is a independent sovereign country and has the competence to solve all its internal matters appropriately to ensure peace, security and prosperity of the people. Indian democracy is highly matured and deeply rooted no one can show a candle to it. Indian’s unity, piety and sobriety have been a model to the world which have been exhibited by Indians across the world. For example, Saudi Arabia has around three million Indian expatriates in the Kingdom and they are like a model for the expatriate’s community from the other parts of the world.
While people do have their differences, and have some black sheep in the country, but for that the whole nation cannot be stigmatised. India as the largest democracy of the world with the best constitution does not need any advice or method from international celebrities to solve its internal matters.
Having said that encouraging outsiders to get the internal matters solved is like opening doors for every other random person. This needs to be denigrated univocally. Before rushing to support and encourage the external temporary and perhaps vested social media support one must have faith and trust in the Indian constitution and its government.
