New Delhi: As per a tweet by Twitter, the emoji will be live until 18th August and will be available in English and several Indic languages, such as Hindi, Tamil, Urdu, Kannada, Punjabi, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali, Telugu, Gujarati, and Oriya.
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Celebrate #IDay2020 with a new emoji, Tweet with: #स्वतंत्रतादिवस, #சுதந்திரதினம், #ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯದಿನ, #ਸੁਤੰਤਰਤਾਦਿਵਸ, #स्वातंत्र्यदिन, #സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യദിനം, #ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତାଦିବସ, #స్వాతంత్ర్యదినోత్సవం, #સ્વતંત્રતાદિવસ, #স্বাধীনতাদিবস, #IndiaIndependenceDay, #NationalWarMemorial,#یوم_آزادی https://t.co/rRfhyqzvvn
— Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) August 14, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Celebrate #IDay2020 with a new emoji, Tweet with: #स्वतंत्रतादिवस, #சுதந்திரதினம், #ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯದಿನ, #ਸੁਤੰਤਰਤਾਦਿਵਸ, #स्वातंत्र्यदिन, #സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യദിനം, #ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତାଦିବସ, #స్వాతంత్ర్యదినోత్సవం, #સ્વતંત્રતાદિવસ, #স্বাধীনতাদিবস, #IndiaIndependenceDay, #NationalWarMemorial,#یوم_آزادی https://t.co/rRfhyqzvvn
— Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) August 14, 2020Celebrate #IDay2020 with a new emoji, Tweet with: #स्वतंत्रतादिवस, #சுதந்திரதினம், #ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯದಿನ, #ਸੁਤੰਤਰਤਾਦਿਵਸ, #स्वातंत्र्यदिन, #സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യദിനം, #ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତାଦିବସ, #స్వాతంత్ర్యదినోత్సవం, #સ્વતંત્રતાદિવસ, #স্বাধীনতাদিবস, #IndiaIndependenceDay, #NationalWarMemorial,#یوم_آزادی https://t.co/rRfhyqzvvn
— Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) August 14, 2020
"We hope this emoji will not only add to the Independence Day celebrations but will also encourage Indians across the world to learn more about and pay respects to the lives of India's brave soldiers," Mahima Kaul, Director, Public Policy, India and South Asia, Twitter said in a statement.
Twitter India is also supporting the Ministry of Defence's special initiative #SaluteTheSoldier that pays respects to the lives of Indian soldiers. The Ministry on its part has launched a dedicated Twitter account for the National War Memorial (@salute2soldier).
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be launching the emoji on the eve of Independence Day.
Indians across the globe will be able to participate in Independence Day conversations and celebrate with the emoji using the hashtags like #IndiaIndependenceDay, #NationalWarMemorial, #SaluteTheSoldier and many more.
This is the sixth edition of the Independence Day emoji by Twitter India, having featured creative symbols for the Ashoka Chakra, Red Fort, the Indian National Flag during the previous years.
Twitter continues to observe Indian culture with celebratory initiatives and activations for Independence Day, Diwali, Republic Day, among other key Indian milestones, events and festivals.
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(Inputs from IANS)
