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New Delhi, Feb 3 (EFE/EPA).- Pop superstar Rihanna, climate activist Greta Thunberg and several global celebrities tweeting to support protesting Indian farmers sparked angry government reaction Wednesday over "neither accurate nor responsible" comments by foreign individuals.Tens of thousands of farmers have been protesting on the outskirts of the Indian capital, New Delhi, for the last nearly three months against new farm laws.The protesters allege the new laws will benefit big businesses and leave agricultural workers at their mercy. (Camera: RAJAT GUPTA/HARISH TYAGI).SHOT LIST: FARMERS' PROTEST ON FEBRUARY 3, 2021, IN NEW DELHI, INDIA.

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