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The bank of cameras camped outside Delhi’s sprawling Tihar jail was the sort of media frenzy you would expect to await a prime minister caught in an embezzlement scandal, or a Bollywood star caught in the wrong bed. Instead, the cameras were waiting for Disha Ravi, a nature-loving 22-year-old vegan climate activist who against all odds has found herself ensnared in an Orwellian legal saga that includes accusations of sedition, incitement and involvement in an international conspiracy whose elements include (but are not limited to): Indian farmers in revolt, the global pop star Rihanna, supposed plots against yoga and chai, Sikh separatism and Greta Thunberg.
Climate activist Disha Ravi was granted bail on February 23. | Adnan Abidi/ Reuters
The bank of cameras that camped outside Delhi’s sprawling Tihar jail was the sort of media frenzy you would expect to await a Prime Minister caught in an embezzlement scandal, or perhaps a Bollywood star caught in the wrong bed.
Instead, the cameras were waiting for Disha Ravi, a nature-loving 22-year-old vegan climate activist who against all odds has found herself ensnared in an Orwellian legal saga that includes accusations of sedition, incitement and involvement in an international conspiracy whose elements include (but are not limited to): farmers’ protests, the global pop star Rihanna, supposed plots against yoga and chai, Sikh separatism and Greta Thunberg.
DNA Special: How Greta Thunberg s mistake exposed Toolkit Gang , led to Disha Ravi s arrest
Disha Ravi is a climate activist residing in Bengaluru and was allegedly involved in editing and disseminating the toolkit on social media.
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Updated: Feb 16, 2021, 06:53 PM IST
On February 3, 2021, Zee News first reported about the toolkit document shared by Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, who extended her support to the farmers agitation.
In the toolkit document, Thunberg called RSS-BJP a fascistic ruling party . The document is titled - #ASKINDIAWHY Global Farmers Strike First Wave Will you be part of the largest protest in Human History?
Timeline: Greta Thunberg’s ‘Seditious’ Toolkit
Here’s how the drama over the toolkit tweeted by the young climate activist unfolded outlookindia.com 2021-02-15T11:02:52+05:30
As the farmers’ protests grabbed international attention, a toolkit tweeted by 18-year old climate activist Greta Thunberg stirred up another controversy. This led to the arrest of Disha Ravi by the Delhi police, who described the toolkit as an ‘action plan’ resulting in the farmer-police clashes on January 26. Here’s how it all played out:
What was Greta Thunberg’s tweet about?
While sharing CNN’s article on the internet cut around New Delhi as protesting farmers clash with police, the 18-year old climate activist, on Feb 3, tweeted, “We stand in solidarity with the #FarmersProtest in India.”
Swedish youth activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday gave clarification after uproar over her deleted tweet and shared an updated toolkit to help the farmers protesting aginst the new agri laws in India.