The annual Republic Day celebrations generated a record number of tweets at over 1.1 million this year. A spokesperson of Silicon Valley-based social media company said in a statement on twitter, that the celebrations garnered over 1.1 million tweets, setting a new conversation record for #RepublicDay, trended number one worldwide throughout the day, compared to over 900,000 tweets celebrating the occasion in 2017.<br/> <br/>Prime Minister Narendra Modi's greetings to his countrymen in Hindi on the occasion the Republic Day was the most liked one. This was followed by his tweet in which he welcomed the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders for joining the celebrations as the chief guest. Congress president Rahul Gandhi's letter to the nation was also among the popular tweets of the day.

The annual Republic Day celebrations generated a record number of tweets at over 1.1 million this year. A spokesperson of Silicon Valley-based social media company said in a statement on twitter, that the celebrations garnered over 1.1 million tweets, setting a new conversation record for #RepublicDay, trended number one worldwide throughout the day, compared to over 900,000 tweets celebrating the occasion in 2017.<br/> <br/>Prime Minister Narendra Modi's greetings to his countrymen in Hindi on the occasion the Republic Day was the most liked one. This was followed by his tweet in which he welcomed the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders for joining the celebrations as the chief guest. Congress president Rahul Gandhi's letter to the nation was also among the popular tweets of the day.