Will probe if Sachin Tendulkar, Lata Mangeshkar, others were forced to tweet on Rihanna: Maharashtra Govt
3 years, 10 months ago

Will probe if Sachin Tendulkar, Lata Mangeshkar, others were forced to tweet on Rihanna: Maharashtra Govt

India TV News  

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday said the state intelligence department will conduct a probe into allegations that some celebrities were pressurised recently to issue tweets in connection with the ongoing farmers' protest. Deshmukh made the remarks on an online platform after the Congress, a ruling coalition partner in Maharashtra, sought an investigation into the BJP's alleged connection with tweets of some celebrities and whether the saffron party "arm-twisted" them. A number of prominent personalities, including cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, recently rallied around the central government on social media using hashtags #IndiaTogether and #IndiaAgainstPropaganda. Meanwhile, addressing reporters here, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Monday accused the central government of pressurising celebrities, "like the underworld" once used to do.

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Firstpost  

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Op India  

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