Abstract
Why do politicians tweet and retweet? How much of it is political in nature? This chapter looks into the re/tweets of five Indian politicians, why they sent such re/tweets, for what purposes and what was the nature of content of these re/tweets? To what extent has this helped politicians improve their image in the public domain?
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For details, see, http://mashable.com/2011/05/02/live-tweet-bin-laden-raid/# last accessed, March 20, 2016.
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The demand for Lokpal (ombudsmen) was held in 2011 under leadership of Anna Hazare and others including Arvind Kejriwal , who later became Chief Minister of Delhi. This was first social media agitation which attracts thousands of people in the streets, though, Government was in principle agreed to the demand, but so far it is not implemented due to change in political regime in the country.
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Gainous and Wagner (2014).
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The National Institution for Transforming India, also called NITI Aayog , formed on January 1, 2015. In the past, it is known as Planning Commission of India.
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For more, see, [http://pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/pms-interaction-with-global-oil-and-gas-experts/, last accessed March 23, 2016].
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#StatuecleanMohit Jain @ mohitjain777 Jan 28, 2016, last accessed Nov 1, 2018.
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#statueclean-Avinash Jain @ avinashjain Jan 28, 2016, last accessed Nov 1, 2018.
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For more, see, [https://gadgets.ndtv.com/science/features/india-to-become-central-to-ligo-gravitational-waves-project-820579, last accessed March 16, 2016].
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For more, see, From Twitter A/C of Narendra Modi @narendramodi Feb 11, 2016.
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For more, see, From Twitter A/C of Narendra Modi @narendramodi Feb 27, 2016.
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For more, see, From Twitter A/C of Narendra Modi @narendramodi Mar 5, 2016.
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For more, see, From Twitter A/C of Narendra Modi @narendramodi March 18, 2016.
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Odd–Even policy was traffic-related policy, particularly in winter when pollution slow down the movement of traffic in Delhi. The Policy provides alternative arrangement to monitor the traffic movement in Delhi and allowed odd–even number plate vehicle in which one day is exclusively reserved for odd number plate vehicle while another day for only even number plate vehicle on the road to avoid traffic congestion.
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For more, see, From Twitter A/C of Arvind Kejriwal @Arvind Kejriwal Feb 11, 2016.
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For more, see, From Twitter A/C of Arvind Kejriwal @Arvind Kejriwal March 5, 2016.
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For more, see, http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-edit-page/rohith-vemulas-death-was-an-opportunity-for-indian-muslims-to-express-solidarity-with-other-underprivileged-groups/, Last accessed, March 22, 2016
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For more, see, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Gay-sex-not-a-crime-says-RSS-raises-hopes-of-government-rethink/articleshow/51449298.cms, (Last accessed March 24, 2016).
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For more, see, From Twitter A/C of Subramanian Swamy @Swamy39 January 5, 2016.
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For more, see, From Twitter A/C of Subramanian Swamy @Swamy39 January 28, 2016.
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For more, see, From Twitter A/C of Subramanian Swamy @Swamy39 February 11, 2016.
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For more, see, From Twitter A/C of Subramanian Swamy @Swamy39 February 27, 2016.
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For more, see, [https://www.pgurus.com/swamy-expectations-budget2016/, Last accessed March 25, 2016].
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For more, see, From Twitter A/C of Subramanian Swamy @Swamy39 March 5, 2016.
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For more, see, From Twitter A/C of Subramanian Swamy @Swamy39 March 18, 2016.
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For more, see, [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Church-seeks-explanation-from-member-for-marrying-a-Hindu/articleshow/51448139.cms, last accessed March 19, 2016].
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For more, see, From Twitter A/C from Sushma Swaraj @Sushma Swaraj March 18, 2016.
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Moinuddin, S. (2019). Mapping Political Re/Tweets in India. In: The Political Twittersphere in India. Springer Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11602-6_4
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