Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar tweets ‘Ekta’. Know why he did it

• Shubham
• 03 September, 2022

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By: Shubham Ghosh

Indian external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Saturday (3) posted a word on Twitter and it was “Ekta” (unity). The tweet left many netizens perplexed but soon it could be understood why the diplomat came up with such a post.

Ekta

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) September 3, 2022

The latest trend on the social media platform has been one-word tweets and big names from across the world were seen posting them. From US president Joe Biden to former India cricket captain Sachin Tendulkar, everyone tweeted a word that best describes their area of interests or beliefs or something which is closely related to their identities.

Biden on Friday (2) tweeted “democracy” while Tendulkar posted “cricket”. The International Cricket Council also tweeted “cricket”.

Big brands such as Starbucks, Pepsi and Domino’s also came up with their own words along with American space agency NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). American railway services Amtrak also joined in with its one-word tweet.

Here are some one-word tweets posted on the social media platform by noted individuals and organisations:

democracy

— President Biden (@POTUS) September 2, 2022

cricket

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 2, 2022

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/156544604320183910

pineapple

— Domino's Pizza (@dominos) September 1, 2022

Cola

— Pepsi (@pepsi) September 1, 2022

coffee

— Starbucks Coffee (@Starbucks) September 1, 2022

cricket

— ICC (@ICC) September 2, 2022

Freedom

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) September 2, 2022