Twitter India celebrates 150th anniversary of Gandhi with customized Gandhi Emoji
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Twitter India on Tuesday celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi with the announcement of a new customised "Gandhi Emoji".
The "Gandhi Emoji" was officially launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the micro-blogging site, which features a caricature of the Father of the Nation.
"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.
The emoji will be live until October 8. It is available on both Twitter and Twitter Lite.
The micro-blogging site has also celebrated India's Independence Day, Republic Day, Diwali and International Day of Yoga with customised emojis.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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