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Many posts and comments are arising in aspect of the farmers’ protest going on in the country. Several renowned figures have shared their thoughts on the social media by tweeting on their respected twitter accounts. Rihanna and Greta Thunberg have put forth their views on the matter as well. Although a false report is spreading through a post that the former Indian Cricketer Kapil Dev said cricketers are tweeting against the farmers’ protest under pressure from the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah. Jay Shah is the son of Home Minister Amit Shah.

Dev had, in fact, on February 4 tweeted from his verified handle ‘wishing’ that the tiff between farmers and the government is resolved ‘ASAP’. The fake quote is viral in the backdrop of several Indian cricketers including Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, and Rohit Sharma took to Twitter to voice their opinion on the ongoing farmers’ protest using hashtags like IndiaTogether and IndiaAgainstPropaganda. The propaganda spread after the tweet of the pop artist Rihanna. Rihanna had tweeted an article of CNN on February 2, 2021 saying ‘why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest’. The CNN article’s headline read ‘India cuts internet around New Delhi as protesting farmers clash with police’. It took the internet by storm and sparked controversy among people, divided fandom and several people criticized the artist openly.

The viral post shares a picture of Kapil Dev with a Hindi statement which translates to ‘Kapil Dev’s big statement: Indian cricketers tweeting against the farmers under the pressure of Amit Shah’s son’. After a thorough research the sources found the cricketer’s Twitter handle to find any such tweet on Farmers’ protest or Jay Shah. The last tweet from his handle was on February 4, 2021. The tweet read ‘I simply love India, I wish the tiff between Farmers and Govt gets resolved ASAP. Let the experts take a call. One thing for sure Flag of India is supreme ALSO I WISH MY INDIAN CRICKET TEAM A GRAND SUCCESS IN THE UPCOMING SERIES AGAINST ENGLAND Jai Hind’. Hence, the rumours can be safely denied as there is no pressure created on any individual to post for or against the ongoing matter and its just one’s mere thoughts or views regarding the matter.