PM Modi bags Golden Tweet in 2019, Virat & Vijay soar in sports & entertainment

As the microblogging website, Twitter revealed the top tweets that dominated the country this year, PM Modi’s tweet celebrating BJP’s victory in the Lok Sabha elections of 2019 emerged as the ‘Golden Tweet’ of the year. This tweet was the most retweeted and liked tweet of 2019 in India. Have a look at the topmost tweet conquering Twitter.  

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Sports & Entertainment 

Twitter also released the data on the tweets about TV shows, movies, artists and athletes that dominated the site this year. Annexing the sports section, the tweet by the India skipper Virat Kohli touched most hearts. It was Virat Kohli wishing Mahendra Singh Dhoni on his birthday that sored in this category.  

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In the entertainment section, the fan following of the south Indian celebrities did not fail to shock us again. As the Tamil entertainment industry continues to rule the hearts of the southern peninsula of India, the tweet from actor Vijay got the most hits. It was the tweet revealing the poster of his movie Bigil that got the most likes, share, and comments on the website. 

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Hashtags & Mentions  

The most used hashtag in India this year was #loksabhaelections2019. Additionally, one of the biggest achievements for the country i.e. inserting Chandrayaan-2's orbiter into the moon’s orbit became the second most talking point on Twitter within the country. The hashtag #chandrayaan2 was the second most used hashtag in 2019. Apart from this, #cwc19, #pulwama, and #article370 were also talked about the most in India during 2019. The most mentioned Twitter handles in the political section was Union Minister Smriti Irani, followed by Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. 

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