Delhi Police to file FIR against Greta Thunberg over tweets on farmers' protest

The Delhi Police has lodged an FIR in connection with a 'toolkit' containing information on how to back the farmers protests.

The 'toolkit' has been doing the rounds on social media and the document was tweeted out by, among others, Swedish teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg. She deleted that tweet and later reposted an updated version of the toolkit.

After reports of the case being filed surfaced, Greta Thunberg, on Twitter, wrote "I still #StandWithFarmers and support their peaceful protest. No amount of hate, threats or violations of human rights will ever change that. #FarmersProtest."

This FIR has been lodged a day after the Ministry of External Affairs had issued a statement asking celebrities to refrain from sensationalising such matters.

The Swedish climate activist had first tweeted about the issue soon after pop icon Rihanna attracted international attention to the protests via a single tweet. In her first tweet, Thunberg wrote: "We stand in solidarity with the #FarmersProtest in India" and shared a CNN article which was about the ongoing farmers' protest in India and how internet services around Delhi borders have been suspended by the government.

Shortly after, Indian actor, celebrity and sportspersons, many of whom have long been silent on the farmer protests, began tweeting in one voice. Among them were cricketing stars Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble and Ravi Shastri. They used hashtags #IndiaAgainstPropaganda and #IndiaTogether – both coined by the foreign ministry – and some wrote identical messages in support of the laws.