Sunny Deol clarifies he had received Y-category security in July

Clearing the air around the matter, he tweeted, "Since yesterday, there have been some inaccurate media reports that I have recently received Y-category security. I have been provided this security since July."

"An attempt has been made to link this security provision to the ongoing farmers' protest which is wrong (sic)," he further wrote.

He asked the media houses to verify facts before publishing.

Notably, several media reports claimed that Deol was given Y-category security as he has supported the three new controversial farm laws, that have triggered massive protests across the country.

Earlier this month, Deol had tweeted that some people are trying to take advantage of the protests and creating problems to fulfil their own agenda.

The farmers' agitation has found support from various Punjabi and Bollywood celebrities, including Deol's father, veteran actor Dharmendra.

"I am extremely in pain to see the suffering of my farmer brothers. The government should do something fast (sic)," he had recently tweeted.

Stars like Diljit Dosanjh and Priyanka Chopra have also supported the protesting farmers, while others like Kangana Ranaut have condemned the protests.

Thousand of farmers across the country have gathered on the outskirts of Delhi to protest against the farm laws that were passed by the central government earlier this year.

While the Centre says that these laws will enhance farmers' income by eliminating the middlemen, protesting farmers fear that they will deprive them of the minimum guaranteed prices and make them vulnerable to big corporates.