Rihanna's 50 characters tweet on farmers breaks the internet, Netizens give birth to memes & jokes

By Tanmayi Savadi

on February 03, 2021 11:05:12 AM

International pop sensation, Rihanna, sent fans into a meltdown when she extended support to farmers in Punjab who are protesting against the three new farm bills. In just 50 characters, she raised an important question and asked why aren't people talking about the ongoing farmers' protest. She shared an article written by a publication about the government suspending internet services amid the outrage.

"Why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest," she tweeted. Hours later, Rihanna's tweet has 439.4K likes (and counting) and 206.6 retweets (and counting). Well, Rihanna's support to farmers caused a stir on Twitter.

why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest https://t.co/obmIlXhK9S

— Rihanna (@rihanna) February 2, 2021

Soon after Rihanna's tweet went viral, the micro-blogging site was flooded with posts, jokes, satire and memes. Take a look at some of the best ones:

Meanwhile, Indian celebs to farmers, "Just gonna stand here and watch you burn!" https://t.co/H8le6DwmlP

— MC Hatter (@MadCrazyHatter_) February 2, 2021

Bollywood Celebrities who were Vocal About #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/OroZohO7ux

— TOO MUCH DEMOCRACY (@L0ST_IN_CINEMA) February 2, 2021

Le Indian Celeb** pic.twitter.com/EqhSRprsCO

— Nehr_who? (@Nher_who) February 2, 2021

Punjab HaRihanna ekta zindabad pic.twitter.com/83oiNPdW0F

— Rofl Gandhi 2.0 (@RoflGandhi_) February 2, 2021

Every farmer loving citizen of India after Rihanna tweets in support of farmers.#Rihanna #FarmersProtest pic.twitter.com/NIrddZ69aN

— Inder Kumar (@InderKumar1894) February 2, 2021

Reacting to Rihanna's tweet, Kangana Ranaut blasted saying, "No one is talking about it because they are not farmers they are terrorists who are trying to divide India, so that China can take over our vulnerable broken nation and make it a Chinese colony much like USA... Sit down you fool, we are not selling our nation like you dummies."

No one is talking about it because they are not farmers they are terrorists who are trying to divide India, so that China can take over our vulnerable broken nation and make it a Chinese colony much like USA...
Sit down you fool, we are not selling our nation like you dummies. https://t.co/OIAD5Pa61a

— Kangana Ranaut (@KanganaTeam) February 2, 2021

(Source: Twitter)