Super Bowl 2021 Features Commercial On Farmers' Protest, Calls It 'Biggest Protest In History', Watch Video
A commercial on the ongoing farmer protests was aired during the Annual ‘Super Bowl’ event. Super Bowl, which is the American National Football League (NFL) championship game, is also a platform where the world's most famous ads are launched every year. The ad, showing the farmers' protest in India, talked about the 'Largest Protest In The Human History'.
California, February 8: Amid the ongoing Farmers' protest in India, an advertisement drawing attention to massive agitation in India was aired in California, United States. The commercial was aired during the Annual ‘Super Bowl’ event. Super Bowl, which is the American National Football League (NFL) finals, is also a platform where the world's most famous ads are launched every year. The ad, showing the farmers' protest in India, spoke about the 'largest protest in the human history'. The Super Bowl event is the championship game of the National Football League (NFL). Farmers' Protest: UN Human Rights Body Urges Indian Government And Protesting Farmers to 'Exercise Maximum Restraint'.
The 40-second advertisement has also gone viral on social media platforms. The commercial began with Martin Luther King Jr's quote on 'injustice' and calls the ongoing farmers' protest the "Largest Protest In History".
Watch: Super Bowl ad features Farmers Protest In India
According to a report by Reuters, about 100 million viewers were expected to tune in to the CBS channel broadcast when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers took on the Kansas City Chiefs in the game on February 8. Super Bowl matches have been among the most-watched TV broadcasts in the United States. Due to the event's large audience, purchasing an advertisement spot is expensive. According to Superbowl-ads.com, 32-second spots during this year's super bowl were being sold for around $5.5 million each. It was not immediately clear as to who paid for the expensive advertisement slot on the farmer protests.
Watch Video: Here's the Super Bowl ad featuring Farmers Protest In India
Since the past two months, the farmers' have been protesting against three farm laws enacted by the Modi government at the borders of Delhi in India.
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