Welcome to India: Barack Obama's visit dominates top Twitter trends in India

Welcome to India: Barack Obama's visit dominates top Twitter trends in India

FP Staff January 25, 2015, 14:13:55 IST

On Twitter India, Obama’s visit dominated most conversations with several hashtags pertaining to the visit trending in the top ten slots.

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Welcome to India: Barack Obama's visit dominates top Twitter trends in India

As US President Barack Obama landed in India, Prime Minister Modi broke protocol to meet him at the Palam airport. Modi then shook the US President’s hand for a long time and then hugged him warmly before leaving for the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Obama told CNN IBN that he was honoured to be back in India and humbled by the warm reception. However, it was not just Modi’s entourage who were working overtime to make the US president feel welcome. On Twitter India, Obama’s visit dominated most conversations with several hashtags pertaining to the visit trending in the top ten slots.

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Barack Obama and Narendra Modi. AP.

As this article was being typed, at least five of ten top trends on Twitter had to do with his visit. The top trend was #NamasteObama, followed by #ObamaInIndia. Before #NamasteObama became the top trend, #NamastePOTUS dominated the top slot. ‘Welcome to India’ too remained a top trend in the first half of the day.

Apart from that, the various places Obama visited started trending on Twitter. Early in the morning, Palam Airport was one of the top trending tags as it witnessed  Obama and Modi engage in a bear hug.

Obama’s vehicle, ‘The Beast’ also featured in the top trends. Rajghat, Guard of Honour, Rashtrapati Bhavan, all made it to the top trends list.

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Following are some of the tweets from the top trends:

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