Twitter India celebrated 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Tuesday with the announcement of a new customised “Gandhi Emoji”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially launched the Gandhi Emoji on the micro-blogging site on Tuesday. The emoji features a caricature of Mahatma Gandhi.
The emoji available on both Twitter and Twitter Lite will be live until October 8.
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“Users in India and across the world can use the “Gandhi Emoji” by using the hashtags #GandhiJayanti, #MKGandhi, #BapuAt150, #MahatmaGandhi, #MyGandhigiri, #MahatmaAt150, #NexusOfGood, among others,” Twitter India in a statement.
Celebrate #GandhiJayanti with the following hashtags: #GandhiJayanti #BapuAt150 #MahatmaGandhi #MyGandhigiri #nexusofgood#गाँधीजयंती#ગાંધીજયંતિ pic.twitter.com/kBqvs291Bc
— Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) October 2, 2018
Twitter has earlier celebrated India’s Independence Day, Republic Day, Diwali and International Day of Yoga with customised emojis.