Former adult star Mia Khalifa reiterates support for farmers protest amid criticism
Mumbai,
Feb
5:
Former
adult
star
Mia
Khalifa
on
Friday
said
she
is
"still
standing
with
the
farmers"
after
her
comments,
criticising
the
treatment
being
meted
to
the
protesting
farmers,
drew
sharp
reactions.
A
tweet
by
international
pop
star
Rihanna
on
Tuesday,
triggered
a
wave
of
support
for
protesting
farmers
with
a
number
of
global
celebrities,
activists
and
politicians
expressing
their
solidarity
with
them.
Khalifa
too
had
shared
a
tweet.
The government had criticised the tweets by Rihanna and other celebrities, saying facts on the issue must be ascertained before people rushing to comment on the issue, calling it "neither accurate nor responsible".
Khalifa, 27, took to Twitter again and shared a picture from a protest by a group of people, holding placards and posters of her, Rihanna and Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg.
One of the placards read, "Mia Khalifa regains consciousness."
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She quipped about the gaffe and wrote, "Confirming I have in fact regained consciousness, and would like to thank you for your concern, albeit unnecessary. Still standing with the farmers, though."
Khalifa had earlier criticised the internet shutdown at protest sites and tweeted, "What in the human rights violations is going on?!"
In a subsequent tweet on Wednesday, the Lebanese American artiste had also slammed those who called farmers "paid actors."
"''Paid actors'' huh? Quite the casting director, I hope they're not overlooked during awards season. I stand with the farmers. #FarmersProtest," she had written.
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