Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has said on Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar's tweet about the farmers' movement that they should not be asked to tweet on behalf of the government.
Raj Thackeray said that both these celebrities are known for their great work and should not be used.
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Raj Thackeray said at the press conference on Saturday, "Lata Mangeshkar and Sachin are born once and all governments should maintain their sanctity. These are all simple hearts but no one can match their contribution. They should not be dragged into politics.
Raj Thackeray also said in his press conference that let Akshay Kumar do all this work but should not do it with Bharat Ratna.
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Raj Thackeray said, "The government was shaken by a tweet by Rihanna. Who is Rihanna? She is not interfering in the work of our country. If this is the case then the speech of 'Trump government next time' is also not appropriate. "The Prime Minister should solve the issues of farmers.
The Modi government had criticized the arrival of some foreign celebrities in support of the farmers movement and the government started tweeting from #IndiaTogether and #IndiaAgainstPropaganda.
Using this hashtag, Sachin and Lata Mangeshkar also tweeted. Sachin said in his tweet that India is capable of resolving its internal issues.
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Lata Mangeshkar had also tweeted the same and said that the people of India will solve their things by themselves. There was criticism about both of these tweets that human rights and democratic values are not India's debate but they are international values.
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