Tarun Karthick
Port Blair, 13 March 2024
In a sudden surge, thousands of tweets bearing the hashtag #KuldeepHataoAndamanBachao have inundated Twitter timelines, drawing attention to various issues plaguing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. As of 13:21 Hrs on March 13, 2024, the hashtag had garnered a significant traction, with 1820 posts, swiftly making it a top trending topic.
Since the initial surge, the influx of tweets under the hashtag has shown no signs of abating, with the count rapidly climbing into the thousands. The posts under #KuldeepHataoAndamanBachao shed light on several pressing concerns gripping the islands, including the contentious DBRAIT Issue and the Deemed University matter, among others.
Among the flurry of tweets, numerous handles are actively encouraging users to engage by commenting and retweeting, amplifying the message across the platform. Notably, senior leaders of the Congress party, including Congress President Mr. Mallikarjun Kharge, Former Congress President Mr. Rahul Gandhi, and Congress Andaman and Nicobar Islands Incharge Mr. Manickam Tagore, have been tagged in many of these tweets.
The Congress party has not yet issued an official statement in response to the campaign. Nicobar Times intends to reach out to senior Congress leaders to solicit their perspectives on the emerging discourse surrounding #KuldeepHataoAndamanBachao.