This Article is From Aug 15, 2015

On Independence Day, Twitter Offers a Little Tricolour @ #India

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A precession in progress on the occasion of Independence Day.

New Delhi: Microblogging site Twitter, too, got into the mood of Independence day -- with a new tricolour emoji. The tricolor can be added to tweets by using hashtag #India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the new emoji on Independence Day this morning with a tweet. On the occasion, PM Modi's tweet read:
 

Within hours, the tricolor flooded the microblogging site.

The hashtag #happyindependenceday, #WorldWishesIndia and #JaiHind were some of the day's top trends too.  
 

 

 

Twitter - which keeps on adding new emojis to its hashtag collection -- had added the tricolor on the occasion of the 69th Independence Day.

"The feature gives Twitter users a fun way to Tweet, share and celebrate the historic day with Indians and supporters of India worldwide," said a statement from Twitter India.
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