A tweet posted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the Coronavirus lockdown, has set a unique record. As per reports, this post from PM Modi's official handle was the most retweeted post of a political leader and is the most retweeted tweet in the history of Indian politics.
In the tweet posted on April 5, 2020, PM Modi had appealed to the people of India to light lamps during the lockdown. The tweet also included a photo of himself lighting the lamp, and as per data published by Twitter India, this tweet has set this record
The tweet was posted during the early months of coronavirus pandemic, where PM Modi had made several special appeals to the citizens. Some of them included clapping or ringing bells to thank the COVID warriors and lighting lamp (on another day) to salute their efforts in fighting COVID-19.शुभं करोति कल्याणमारोग्यं धनसंपदा ।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 5, 2020
शत्रुबुद्धिविनाशाय दीपज्योतिर्नमोऽस्तुते ॥ pic.twitter.com/4DeiMsCN11
According to Twitter India, this tweet is the number one political tweet in India, and was retweeted over 1.18 lakh times and liked more than 5.13 lakh. The tweet was posted from PM Modi's account asking the citizens to turn off the lights at their homes and light candles at 9:09 pm on April 5, 2020, or use the cellphone flash to mark the event. The tweet with his images had a shloka in Sanskrit which read, शत्रुबुद्धिविनाशाय दीपज्योतिर्नमो⁇ स्तुते॥ '
Just like every year, Twitter India releases the best tweet report at the end of every year, and this year, the team shared some memories of the tweets posted by India across 2020. The report includes most retweeted tweets, most liked tweets, viral tweets and tweets from different locations
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