These tweets in support of farmers’ protest are from a parody account of Naseeruddin Shah - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
February 10, 2021
Screenshots of a series of tweets supporting the ongoing farmers’ protests purportedly made by the Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah are being shared on social media. These tweets show Naseeruddin Shah’s support for the farmers’ demands for Minimum Support Price (MSP) and criticism for the Government actions in favour of the corporate businessmen. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Naseeruddin Shah’s tweets supporting the ongoing farmers’ protests.
Fact: In a recent interview, Naseeruddin Shah expressed his support to the farmers protesting against the new farm laws. But, these tweets were posted from a fan page (parody) account of the Bollywood actor. Naseeruddin Shah’s wife Ratna Pathak Shah clarified to the media that he has no account on Twitter. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When we searched for the official Twitter handle of Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah, we found out that Naseeruddin Shah has no official Twitter account. Naseeruddin Shah has verified accounts on Facebook and Instagram No such posts supporting the farmers’ protests were found on these social media handles of Naseeruddin Shah. On searching for the Twitter handle mentioned in the screenshots, we found that these tweets were made from a fan page (parody) account of Naseeruddin Shah that clearly states in the description that it is not affiliated with Naseeruddin Shah.
Naseeruddin Shah’s wife Ratna Pathak Shah recently gave a clarification to the media that his husband does not have an account on Twitter. Ratna Pathak Shah said that they have been quite annoyed with the fake Twitter profiles of Naseeruddin Shah, operating since July 2019. News articles on Ratna Pathak Shah clarification can be seen here and here.
In a recent interview, Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah expressed his support for the ongoing farmers’ agitation. In the interview, he questioned the Bollywood celebrities’ silence over the farmers’ issues. News articles on Naseeruddin Shah’s statements can be seen here and here.
To sum it up, these tweets supporting the ongoing farmers’ protests were posted from the fan page (parody) account of Naseeruddin Shah.