Rihanna shares topless picture wearing Lord Ganesha necklace; sparks massive Twitter outrage

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, February 16

American singer Rihanna has left Twitter stunned once again. The singer posted topless pictures of herself wearing a Ganesha neckpiece, causing an outrage on Twitter.

The shoot was for her lingerie brand Savage X Fenty. Along with the necklace, she was seen also wearing a pair of purple stain shorts.

“when @PopcaanMusic said “me nuh wan ya wear no lingerie tonight fa me girl” @SavageXFenty,” read Rihanna’s tweet.

Rihanna posted the pictures on Tuesday. While many called her stance commendable, others found it infuriating, and believed to “hurt religious sentiments”.

Besides the controversial pendant, she wore other accessories such as diamond bracelets, neck pieces and statement earrings. 

Rihanna’s tweet soon went viral on social media.

One person wrote, “Rihanna !! stop using my religion as an aesthetic !! that Ganesh figurine at the end of the chain :( is a holy and sacred figure for us Hindus,” a Twitter user wrote in the comments (sic).”

Another Twitter user wrote, “Super offensive wearing Ganesha like that. My first god, a holy sentiment to millions of people celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi every year. Sorry RiRi, you disappointed me and others (sic).”

Earlier this month, Rihanna made headlines by drawing massive international attention towards the farmers’ protests in India. She retweeted an article regarding the internet suspension around the farmers’ protests sites.

 “Why aren’t we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest (sic),” she wrote.