'Mann Ki Baat' most trending hashtag of 2017

NewsBharati    28-Dec-2017
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New Delhi, December 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme has emerged as the most trending hashtag on Twitter in 2017 in the news category followed by Jallikattu and GST as per the micro-blogging platform.

The micro-blogging platform today said #Mannkibaat sparked a great deal of commentary throughout the year, including a tweet from cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar that went viral.

 

Mann Ki Baat is a programme hosted by PM Modi on the last Sunday of every month to address the people of the nation. Having officially started on and from 3 October 2014, the programme aims to deliver the Prime Minister's voice to the general masses of India.

Since television connection is still not available everywhere in India, especially in the isolated, rural and less developed regions, radio was chosen to be the medium for the programme, owing to its wider reach.

An estimated 90% of the total Indian population is reachable over the medium additionally, various private FM radio stations in the metropolitan cities of India are allowed to broadcast a recording of the show.

Other most trending hashtags were Mumbai Rains, Triple Talaq, Demonetisation, Swachh Bharat, Gujarat Elections and Aadhaar.