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'Toolkit revealed a lot': Jaishankar on document shared by Greta Thunberg

Celebrities who commented on farmers protest obviously didn't know very much, foreign minister said.

Updated on: Feb 06, 2021 07:24 PM IST
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External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday reacted to the toolkit row and expressed concern over what all has come out in the open after the 'toolkit' was tweeted by Sweden climate activist Greta Thunberg. "I think it has revealed a lot. We have to see what else comes out," he said to news agency ANI.

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday commented on the toolkit which was shared by Greta Thunberg on Twitter. (REUTERS)
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday commented on the toolkit which was shared by Greta Thunberg on Twitter. (REUTERS)

The foreign minister also said that there was a reason why the ministry needed to issue a statement in the wake of farmers' protest getting international attention, which the ministry said was neither responsible nor accurate.


"You see there was a reason why the foreign ministry reacted to the statements which some celebrities gave out for whatever the reason on matters which obviously they didn't know very much," Jaishankar said.


Union minister Prakash Javadekar and BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi have reacted to the toolkit row, both claiming that the document brings serious issues to the fore.

A day after Rihanna and Greta Thunberg supported farmers protest, the ministry of external affairs issued a statement condemning such "rushed comments".

 
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