A farmer at Singhu border during the ongoing protest against Centre’s farm laws

The farmers’ agitation against Centre’s farm laws has gone international. Tweets by renowned

While Rihanna and Greta Thunberg’s tweets gave a boost of confidence to the farmers protesting at Delhi borders for over two months, they also provided fuel to the already sizzling fire between the Union government and the Opposition over the farm laws.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said India’s reputation in the international community has taken a “massive hit” but Union ministers and BJP leaders condemned the international figures for commenting on farmers’ protest without “proper understanding of the issue”.

Meanwhile, with Opposition members demanding a separate discussion on the contentious farm laws,